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The Acrobats of Death
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The Acrobats of Death

1959-01-09 · 88 min · ★ 5.8

History · Action

Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

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Directors
Yasushi Sasaki
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Utaemon IchikawaUtaemon IchikawaSaotome Mondonosuke
Kinya KitaojiKinya Kitaoji
Hiroko SakuramachiHiroko Sakuramachi
Akiko SantoAkiko Santo
Yoshiko SakumaYoshiko Sakuma
Mitsuko MiuraMitsuko Miura
Isao YamagataIsao Yamagata
Eijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi
Kichijirō UedaKichijirō Ueda
Kunio KagaKunio Kaga
Eitarō ShindōEitarō Shindō
Shunji SakaiShunji Sakai
Atsushi WatanabeAtsushi Watanabe
George LuikerGeorge Luiker
Toyoko Takechi
Toppa Utsumi
Tony TaniTony Tani
Shin TokudaijiShin Tokudaiji
Kunitaro Sawamura
Ryōsuke KagawaRyōsuke Kagawa

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