Orochi (Buntaro Futagara, Japan, 1925)

In 18th century Japan honourable samurai Heizaburo’s (Bando Tsumasaburo) attempts to do the right thing are persistently misunderstood and he ends up arrested. Losing the love of the two women in his life, Namie (Utako Tamaki) and waitress Ochio (Shizuko Mori) and shunned by the townspeople for an undeserved reputation as a criminal Heizaburo’s good nature is further exploited by … Read the rest