The Vanity of the Shogun's Mistress

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Isao Hayashi

Status Released

Release Date 1974-01-03

Storyline

Since the arrival of the Black Ships, the Tokugawa Shogunate's dream of peace has been shattered, and the succession problem of the ailing Shogun Iesada has become a headache. At the same time, Tamamo, a prostitute in Yoshiwara, is dismissed from her position at the behest of a high-ranking noble family who has come on a secret mission.