Set in the middle of the Edo period (1603-1867), this tragic love story takes its cue from a celebrated historical case tried by magistrate Tadasuke Ooka, whose shrewd legal decisions became the stuff of legend. Okuma Shirokoya, the daughter of a lumber merchant in Edo (today’s Tokyo), embarked on an affair and was executed after conspiring with her maid to murder her husband. (Source: https://festival.ilcinemaritrovato.it/en/proiezione/shirokoya-komako/)
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Fujiko YamamotoKomako Shirokoya | Komako Shirokoya |
 Katsuhiko KobayashiChuhachi | Chuhachi |
 Mieko KondōOgin | Ogin |
 Minoru ChiakiMatashiro | Matashiro |
 Ryūzō ShimadaTango Abe | Tango Abe |
 Ganjirō Nakamura IIShozaburo Shirokoya | Shozaburo Shirokoya |
 Chikako HosokawaOtsune Shirokoya | Otsune Shirokoya |
| FFujio MurakamiSeizaburo | Seizaburo |
 Ichirō IzawaSeibei | Seibei |
 Ryōsuke KagawaChobei Kagaya | Chobei Kagaya |
| SSan'emon ArashiNot listed | Not listed |
 Saburo DateNot listed | Not listed |
 Setsuko HamaNot listed | Not listed |
 Kanae KobayashiNot listed | Not listed |
 Rumiko KomachiNot listed | Not listed |
 Teruko ŌmiNot listed | Not listed |
 Kimiko TachibanaNot listed | Not listed |