Hisashi Sumikawa

桃中軒雲右衛門

Mikio Naruse

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Chikako Hosokawa

This film is based on a real Meiji era performer -- and tells of Tochuken's partnership with his wife (played by Chikako Hosokawa) who played shamisen for his songs/recitations), his affair with a geisha (Sachiko Chiba), and the deterioration of his partnership and marriage.