Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan (1956)
1h 23m
Running Time
February 26, 1956Release Date
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan (1956)
1h 23m
Running Time
February 26, 1956Release Date
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Plot.
It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!
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Cast & Crew.
Raizō Ichikawa
Hyosuke Yagyu
Shintarō Katsu
Tsunashiro
Yataro Kurokawa
Miyamoto Musashi
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Actor
Katsuhiko Tasaka
Director
Kôsuke Gomi
Writer
Seiichi Suzuki
Composer
Kōhei Sugiyama
Cinematographer
Saburo Date
Actor
Jun Fujikawa
Actor
Hyōgo Suzuki
Screenplay
Asako Takahara
Kanae Kobayashi
Sachio Yasuda
Sayoko Nakagami
Keiko Koyanagi
Details.
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Wiki.
Yagyū Ren'yasai: Hidentsuki Kageshō (柳生連也斎 秘伝月影抄, "The Ren'yasai Yagyu Hidden Story") is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka.
It is a jidaigeki action drama set in the Edo period.