
The Princess of Badger Palace
Fantasy
Comedy
History
February 26, 1958
1h 38m
Language:Japanese
Director: Kōzō Saeki
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.
Cast

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