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Kisaragi Sword (1962)

★ 5.5/10 93 min Action Japan Japanese
Screenplay by: Shinji Kessoku
Original Story: Kōsuke Gomi
Streaming: Not available

Description

The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexperienced Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune from the evil plans of the Owari Clan's corrupt Lord. It's a colorful bunch, a drunk samurai, a master thief, a sword instructor and a Lord who is disguised as a ronin since it is an executable offense for a lord to wander outside of their domain without permission. As the Chief Magistrate becomes suspicious of the Owari plot to send men to Kodenmacho Prison to start a riot he begins to investigate the rumors. He soon calls upon the Lord of Mikazuki Castle and the Shogun's best friend to help thwart the evil ambitions and battle the rouge swordsman hired by the Owari Clan.

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Top Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa
Utaemon Ichikawa Tsukinosuke Ryûtan
Kazuo Akatsuki Lower officer A
Kyoko Aoyama
Kyoko Aoyama Oen
Utanosuke Arashi Kamenosuke
Masaharu Arikawa
Masaharu Arikawa Koiwai
Koji Arima
Koji Arima Genbei
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Chiyonosuke Azuma Yoshimune Tokugawa
Kōtarō Bandō
Kōtarō Bandō Hyôko Yagyû

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