Ōgon no Hibi

(1978)

Genres: Drama

Year: 1978

Runtime: 45 мин

Country: Japan

Cast: Мацумото Хакуо II, Комаки Курихара, Джинпачи Незу, 鶴田浩二, Тэцуро Тамба, 林隆三, Масахико Цугава, 緒形拳, 十朱幸代, 藤村志保

Plot

Luzon Sukezaemon is a merchant who imports vases from the Philippines. The vases are highly valued as tea utensils and he makes a huge profit. This was the first taiga drama to concentrate on the lives of commoners and the reviled merchant class of the Tokugawa period. It documents the rise and fall of the merchant city of Sakai, as seen by its most famous resident, the semilegendary Luzon.