Based on the novel "Kesa no otto = Kesa's Husband" by Kan Kikuchi. Originally released as a motion picture in 1953. Machiko Kyo, Kazuo Hasegawa, Isao Yamagata.
Summary:
In the midst of epic, violent intrigue in twelfth-century Japan, an imperial warrior falls for a lady-in-waiting; even after he discovers she is married, he goes to extreme lengths to win her love.
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