The Living Koheiji

The actor Koheiji is terribly in love with the wife of his best friend, the playwright Takuro; to get her, he would even kill Takuro.

Cast

Senjaku Nakamura

as Kohada Koheiji

Kaoru Yachigusa

as Ochika

Hisashi Igawa

as Takuro

Yasuko Nakada

Atsuko Ichinomiya

as Otane

Akira Tani

as Innkeeper

Ichirō Shimizu

as Actor 1

Sonosuke Sawamura

as Actor 2

Minosuke Yamada

as Dressing room keeper

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