Taira Clan Saga
かいせつ 貴族に代わり武士が台頭した平安末期、平清盛は様々な苦難に直面し…。出生の秘密に悩む“人間”清盛を、溝口が圧倒的なスケールで描く歴史劇。デビュー間もない雷蔵が若き清盛を颯爽と演じ、濃艶な母親役の木暮も忘れ難い。
A commentary: In the late Heian period, when warriors rose in place of the aristocracy, Taira no Kiyomori faces various hardships... Mizoguchi depicts the "human" Kiyomori, tormented by the secret of his birth, on an overwhelming scale in this historical drama. A young Raizō, early in his debut, plays the youthful Kiyomori with dashing flair, and the unforgettable performance by Kogure as his sensuous mother lingers in the mind.
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