The Beauty and the Dragon (1955)
Overview
A powerful priest uses his magical abilities to imprison the rain gods within a waterfall, causing a devastating drought. The imperial court sends a princess to his remote mountain retreat to seduce him and break his spiritual concentration.
Cast
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Nobuko Otowa
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Sumiko Hidaka
Eijirō Kataoka
Kunitarō Kawarasaki
Shizue Kawarazaki
Yuriko Tashiro
Taiji Tonoyama
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