Film

The Princess of Badger Palace

1958 · 1h 38m · Fantasy · Comedy · History

Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't enjoy communing with wildlife for long when she was chased by bandit moles and accidentally fell into the Valley of the Spider's Web. The princess and a white butterfly bound by a mysterious thread were about to be eaten by the spider queen when they are rescued by Tanukichiyo, a young wandering samurai who happens to be passing by. Historical fantasy comedy starring Hibari and Izumi.

Hibari Misora

Tanukichiro

Izumi Yukimura

Princess Kinuta / Okuro

Yumi Shirakawa

Ocho

Keiko Awaji

Spider Queen of the Forest

Ichirō Arishima

Tanukizaemon

Bokuzen Hidari

Awa-no-Kami

Kyōko Mine

Osono

Chōchō Miyako

Overnight guest

Yūji Nanto

Overnight guest

Daimaru Nakata

Overnight guest

Racket Nakata

Overnight guest

Tony Tani

Tanuki host

Kenji Sahara

Singing man

Momoko Kôchi

Singing woman

Michiko Hamamura

Calypso Tanuki

Shinji Yamada

Tanukichiyo

• Kōzō SaekiDirector
• Tatsuo NakadaScreenplay
• Sadao SugiharaProducer
• Kōzō OkazakiDirector of Photography
• Hachiro MatsuiOriginal Music Composer

Release date

February 26, 1958

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Fantasy, Comedy, History

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