Yearning to watch 'Night Drum' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Tadashi Imai-directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at Moviefone want to help you out.
Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of 'Night Drum' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'Night Drum' right now, here are some finer points about the Gendai Production, Shochiku drama flick.
Released , 'Night Drum' stars Rentaro Mikuni, Ineko Arima, Masayuki Mori, Sumiko Hidaka The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a user score of 60 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 11 experienced users.
What, so now you want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Following a yearlong attendance upon his shogun in Edo, samurai Hikokuro makes a long-awaited return to his home and doting wife, Dane. Initially greeted by the effusive welcome of his family, spiteful whispers also reach his ear about an adulterous affair carried on, in his long absence, between his wife and a famous drummer. With Hikokuro’s honor imperiled by rumor, his family insists on a formal investigation into the veracity of the gossip. Through the combined testimony of many witnesses, a tale unwinds around the visits of a traveling musician hired to tutor the family heir, the spurned attentions of the man who started the rumor, and the ultimate truth behind the accusations. The conclusion of events prove as much an indictment of bushidō as it is of the reluctant parties involved. Adapted from a 1706 play by Chikamatsu Monzaemon and based on a true case."
'Night Drum' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Criterion Channel .
