Yôsô
A Buddhist priest becomes also a magician, dedicating himself to the protection of life wherever it's needed, whereupon he finds himself in direct service of the Queen. Political intrigue tightens around him as it is increasingly assumed that he harbors ulterior motives. Set in Japan's Nara Era (710 - 794 A.D.), the story is loosely based on Mikado (Empress) Koken-Shotoku and Dokyo, a Yamabushi (mountain warrior monk who practices a rugged, intense form of Vajrayana Buddhism founded by his master, Do-en).
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Raizô Ichikawa
Dokyo
Yukiko Fuji
Empress
Masayo Banri
Chiho
Hikosaburo Kataoka
Kimimaro
Mieko Kondô
Hiromi
Eitarō Ozawa
Kiyokawa
Tomisaburô Wakayama
Prime Minister
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
Lieutenant Naji
Jun'ichirô Narita
Prince Ichihara
Matasaburô Niwa
Lieutenant Matsui
Akira Ifukube
Composer
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Hiroshi Imai
Cinematographer