Bride of White Castle

1961 ‘白馬城の花嫁’ Directed by Tadashi Sawashima

A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young master.

Hakubajô no hanayome

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Review by gojiramike ★★★

One of the better Hibari Misora films that I have seen so far. These films are all extremely similar, a mix between musical, romance, comedy and drama with a little action thrown in. This one however has a nice script and a brilliant cast and was a rather pleasant watch. Even though I like Koji Tsuruta quite a bit Haruo Tanaka steals the show as he was quite funny and makes brilliant faces. I do however recommend that you watch something else if you are unfamiliar with the Hibari films, unless you are a Toei masochist.

Review by gojiramike ★★★

One of the better Hibari Misora films that I have seen so far. These films are all extremely similar, a mix between musical, romance, comedy and drama with a little action thrown in. This one however has a nice script and a brilliant cast and was a rather pleasant watch. Even though I like Koji Tsuruta quite a bit Haruo Tanaka steals the show as he was quite funny and makes brilliant faces. I do however recommend that you watch something else if you are unfamiliar with the Hibari films, unless you are a Toei masochist.
Review by D. Trull ★★★★

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Bride of White Castle is a surprising film with more of a bittersweet edge and dramatic heft than your typical Hibari Misora vehicle. Hibari stars as Okimi, an orphaned girl who works as a weaver and dreams of attaining a fairytale life someday. The stately Hakuba Castle overlooks the hovel where Okimi lives with her adoptive "grandfather," who has told her the romantic legends of the castle since she was a child. One of his stories tells how the young lord of the castle once came to their village disguised as a common samurai in order to find a bride. He fell in love with an orphan girl and they lived in the castle happily ever after.
So when a…