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The Beauty and the Dragon

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​A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought. The imperial court sends a princess to his remote mountain retreat to seduce him and break his spiritual concentration.

Directed byKōzaburō Yoshimura

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 39m
Language
JA
Released
October 3, 1955
Studios
Toei Company

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歌舞伎十八番「鳴神」　美女と怪龍　DVD発売【告知】

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10 credited
Starring
Chiyonosuke Azuma

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Sumiko Hidaka

Sumiko Hidaka

Eijirō Kataoka

Eijirō Kataoka

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Kunitarō Kawarasaki

Shizue Kawarazaki

Shizue Kawarazaki

Yuriko Tashiro

Yuriko Tashiro

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Yoshizaburo Arashi

Creative team
Directed by
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Kōzaburō Yoshimura
Written by
Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō
Produced by
Tengo Yamada
Hisao Itoya

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