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is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film
directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka
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It is a jidaigeki
action drama set in the Edo period
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Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka
Katsuhiko Tasaka
was a Japanese film director. He directed films from 1930s to 1960s. His older brother, Tomotaka Tasaka was also a Japanese film director.- Filmography :Katsuhiko Tasaka directed over 40 films:...
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It is a jidaigeki
Jidaigeki
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. The name means "period drama" and is usually the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—Portrait of Hell, for example, is set during the late Heian period—and the early Meiji era is also a popular...
action drama set in the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
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Cast
- Raizo IchikawaRaizo Ichikawawas a Japanese film and kabuki actor.He was born as Yoshiya Ōta in Kyoto on August 29, 1931.Ichikawa Raizō appeared mostly in period dramas . He is best known for the Sleepy Eyes of Death series, Ninja series and Nakano Spy School series...
- Shintarō KatsuShintaro Katsu, born Toshio Okumura was a Japanese actor, singer, producer, and director...
- Yataro KurokawaYataro Kurokawawas a Japanese film actor.-Filmography:Filmography of Yatarō Kurokawa include 228 films from 1935 to 1971:* Gate of Hell * Akō gishi * Asatarō garasu...
- Ryosuke Kagawa
- and others