Chutaro of Banba (1955)
1h 26m
Running Time
March 29, 1955Release Date
Plot.
Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.
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Cast & Crew.
![Tomisaburō Wakayama](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10513-tomisaburo-wakayama.webp)
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Banba no Chutaro
![Isuzu Yamada](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/36648-isuzu-yamada.webp)
Isuzu Yamada
Actress
![Hisaya Morishige](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/24410-hisaya-morishige.webp)
Hisaya Morishige
Actor
![Kōji Mitsui](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22824-koji-mitsui.webp)
Kōji Mitsui
Actor
![Nobuo Nakagawa](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28353-nobuo-nakagawa.webp)
Nobuo Nakagawa
Director
![Shin Hasegawa](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/175514-shin-hasegawa.webp)
Shin Hasegawa
Writer
![Shintarō Mimura](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Shintarō Mimura
Writer
![Yasuji Kiyose](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/1495203-yasuji-kiyose.webp)