Sleepless Oedo
Jul 23, 1993 · 30m
Director
Koichi ChigiraOverview
We are now in the early 18th century, the Kyouhou era, when the merchant culture was flourishing. In Yoshiwara, the red light district of Edo, there is a popular courtesan with good looks and character, called Usugumo. She in fact is a daughter of a Christianized prostitute and Tokugawa Yoshimune (who was a real historical character and the 8th Shogun of Japan), but the power struggle in these times doesn't allow her to be with her father. Her fate is about to change when she meets the blond haired thief, Kikunosuke. With Kikunosuke, a doctor named Aoto Touichirou, who uses the yet unfamiliar Western medicine, and her pet cat, Kotetsu, Usugumo forms a thief group, the Kikugumi. In the meanwhile, a member of a mysterious group appears, aiming for Usugumo...
Cast of Sleepless Oedo
Crew of Sleepless Oedo
Koichi ChigiraDirector- Mami WatanabeWriter
- Hitoshi YamaguchiDirector of Photography
Hiroshi KatoArt Direction, Background Designer- Tatsuya KushidaBackground Designer
- Kahoru HirataKey Animation
- Mamoru KurosawaKey Animation
Yuzo SatoKey Animation- Noriko OtakeKey Animation
- Kunio TakahideKey Animation
- Masaru KitaoKey Animation
- Shinichiro KajiuraKey Animation
- Shigeru FujitaKey Animation
Nobutoshi OguraKey Animation
Tensai OkamuraKey Animation- Michio MiharaKey Animation
- Kenji HayamaKey Animation
- Masahiro SekinoAnimation Director, Character Designer
- Ako KagiyamaKey Animation
- Hitoshi KagiyamaKey Animation
About Sleepless Oedo
What is Sleepless Oedo about?
We are now in the early 18th century, the Kyouhou era, when the merchant culture was flourishing. In Yoshiwara, the red light district of Edo, there is a popular courtesan with good looks and character, called Usugumo. She in fact is a daughter of a Christianized prostitute and Tokugawa Yoshimune (who was a real historical character and the 8th Shogun of Japan), but the power struggle in these…
When was Sleepless Oedo released?
Sleepless Oedo was released on July 23, 1993.
How long is Sleepless Oedo?
Sleepless Oedo runs 30 minutes.
Who directed Sleepless Oedo?
Sleepless Oedo was directed by Koichi Chigira.
Who is in the cast of Sleepless Oedo?
The cast of Sleepless Oedo includes Noriko Hidaka (Usugumo (voice)), Koichi Yamadera (Kikunosuke Bentenyama (voice)), Nobuaki Fukuda (Shigeyoshi (voice)), Daiki Nakamura (Kawarabanya (voice)) and Akimasa Omori (Suzaku (voice)).