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Kisaragi Sword
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Kisaragi Sword

1962-04-08 · 93 min · ★ 5.5

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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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Directors
Yasushi Sasaki
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Utaemon IchikawaUtaemon IchikawaTsukinosuke Ryûtan
Kazuo AkatsukiLower officer A
Kyoko AoyamaKyoko AoyamaOen
Utanosuke ArashiKamenosuke
Masaharu ArikawaMasaharu ArikawaKoiwai
Koji ArimaKoji ArimaGenbei
Chiyonosuke AzumaChiyonosuke AzumaYoshimune Tokugawa
Kōtarō BandōKōtarō BandōHyôko Yagyû
Kensaku HaraKensaku HaraHyôbu Tsuda
Kyōichi HaraSamurai A
Kōshirō HaradaBizen'nokami Yanagisawa
Masao HoriSagoemon Bekki
Juro HoshiHan'nya no Gorô
Tatsuya IshiguroTatsuya IshiguroSuruganokami Daidôji
Eijirō KataokaEijirō KataokaGensabuô Bizenya
Hiroki MatsukataHiroki Matsukata
Kōkichi TakadaKōkichi Takada
Jūshirō KonoeJūshirō Konoe
Kōtarō SatomiKōtarō Satomi
Tomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō Wakayama

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