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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

1958-08-12 · 109 min · ★ 5.5

Action · Drama

Master swordsman and loyal 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.

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Directors
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Utaemon IchikawaUtaemon IchikawaSaotome Mondonosuke
Hashizo ŌkawaHashizo ŌkawaMinobe Shinbei
Kinnosuke NakamuraKinnosuke Nakamura
Chiyonosuke AzumaChiyonosuke Azuma
Kōtarō SatomiKōtarō Satomi
Kinya KitaojiKinya Kitaoji
Satomi OkaSatomi Oka
Hiroko SakuramachiHiroko Sakuramachi
Harumi UrazatoHarumi Urazato
Hiromi HanazonoHiromi Hanazono
Keiko OkawaKeiko Okawa
Eitarō ShindōEitarō Shindō
Isao YamagataIsao Yamagata
Kensaku HaraKensaku Hara
Kunio KagaKunio Kaga
Kenji Susukida
Eijirō KataokaEijirō Kataoka
Entatsu YokoyamaEntatsu Yokoyama
Kyoji SugiKyoji Sugi
Ryōei Itō

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