1957
0.0 (0 votes)
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Toei Company
The Horse Boy (暴れん坊街道)
Overview
A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his father, but feudal codes threaten their happiness. Uchida’s poignant masterpiece condemns the inflexible class system and launches an indictment of values that favor symbolic objects over human life. The film’s focus is on character rather than swordplay, and charged performances - especially child actor Motoharu Ueki - add to the emotional power.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Yoshikata Yoda
Director: Tomu Uchida
Top Cast
Shūji Sano
Isuzu Yamada
Motoharu Ueki
Shinobu Chihara
Kenji Susukida
Kokuten Kōdō
Eitarō Shindō
