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Tsukigata Hanpeita (1956)

★ 7.0/10 108 min Action, Romance, History Japan Japanese
Screenplay by: Teinosuke Kinugasa
Writer: Minoru Inuzuka
Streaming: Not available

Description

During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the Choshu and Satsuma clans. This is the story of Tsukigat Khanpayit, the sword maker of the Choshu clan, who, along with Katsuro Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma, sought to fulfill the dream of a new peaceful era in Japan. Can he realize his ideals or will he die in the chaos of internecine fights...

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Kazuo Hasegawa
Kazuo Hasegawa Tsukigata Hanpeita
Raizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa Tatsuma Hayase
Fujiko Yamamoto
Fujiko Yamamoto Umematsu
Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu Shusaku Utsugi
Machiko Kyō
Machiko Kyō Hagino
Ayako Wakao
Ayako Wakao Yuri Mamiya
Kenji Sugawara
Kenji Sugawara Katsumata
Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure Somehachi

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