Japan,
1964, 104 min
Directed by:
Masahiro ShinodaComposer:
Tôru TakemitsuCast:
Eiji Okada, 岩下志麻, Isao Kimura, Tetsurô Tamba, Keiji Sada, Eitarô Ozawa, 葵京子, 早川保, 織本順吉, Fujio SugaPlots(1)
In the final years of the shogunate, a devious schemer assembles a band of warriors ostensibly to keep the peace in the capital, but in truth he plans to use them as his personal army... (Shochiku)
Cast
Eiji Okada
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岩下志麻
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Isao Kimura
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Tetsurô Tamba
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葵京子
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早川保
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Fujio Suga
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