The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)
1h 35m
Running Time
September 13, 1961Release Date
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)
1h 35m
Running Time
September 13, 1961Release Date
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Plot.
A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?
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Cast & Crew.
Sō Yamamura
Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Utaemon Ichikawa
Actor
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Actor
Kazuo Nakamura
Actor
Michitarō Mizushima
Akagawa Daizen
Noboru Nakata
Actor
Noboru Nakaya
Fujii Sakyo
Nobuo Nakagawa
Director
Eijirō Yanagi
Abbot Tenchu
Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer
Katsuo Nakamura
Ten'ichi-bo
Chumei Watanabe
Composer
Minoru Miki
Cinematographer
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Magistrate O'oka Echizen
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Actress
Shin Tokudaiji
Yoshimune
Ushio Akashi
Ushio Koetsu
Koji Arima
Sangoro Yoshida
Tsukie Matsuura
Ritsu
Ryōei Itō
Gensuke
Kinji Nakamura
Gatekeeper
Takeshi Sakamoto
Matabei
Kazutarō Kuni
Guard
Shinnosuke Ogata
Playman
Details.
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