The Adulteress (夜の鼓) 66 years old

When a married woman has an affair with a young musician, feudal Japanese law requires that both offenders pay with their lives. However, the woman's husband blames himself for his wife's straying and attempts to thwart the law demanding capital punishment.

Credits

The Adulteress Cast

Name Character
Taiji Tonoyama He was 42, 73 years old when he died
Rentarō Mikuni He was 35, 90 years old when he died as Hikokurô Ogura
Nobuo Kaneko He was 35, 71 years old when he died
Jun Hamamura He was 52, 89 years old when he died
Kōjirō Kusanagi He was 29, 78 years old when he died
Emiko Azuma She was 33, 85 years old when she died
Tomoko Naraoka She was 28, now 94 years old as Orin
Masayuki Mori He was 47, 62 years old when he died as Miyaji, the drum teacher
Ineko Arima She was 26, now 92 years old as Otane, Hikokurô's wife
Eijirō Tōno He was 51, 87 years old when he died
Ichiro Sugai He was 50, 66 years old when he died
Eijirô Yanagi He was 62, 88 years old when he died
Yoshi Katō He was 45, 75 years old when he died
Kikue Môri She was 54, 97 years old when she died
Shizue Natsukawa She was 49, 89 years old when she died

The Adulteress Crew

Name Department
Shinobu Hashimoto as Screenplay. He was 39 (100) years old when He died Writing
Kaneto Shindō as Screenplay. He was 45 (100) years old when He died Writing
Monzaemon Chikamatsu as Original Story. Writing
Akira Ifukube as Music Director. He was 43 (91) years old when He died Sound
Tadashi Imai as Director. He was 46 (79) years old when He died Directing
Hiroshi Mizutani as Art Direction. He was 12 (25) years old when He died Art
The Adulteress poster
The Adulteress (66 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, April 15, 1958
  • Runtime: 95 minutes