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Benten Kozo
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Benten Kozo

1960-01-03 · 74 min · ★ 6.0

Drama · Action

Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to raise money for the temple, but also to display young lads who were essentially for sale to the highest bidder. When Kiku gets fed up with how the temple uses the orphans and wants to leave he gets accused of a double murder and has to flee for his life and liberty.

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Directors
Yasushi Sasaki
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hibari MisoraHibari MisoraKosho Kikunosuke
Kōtarō SatomiKōtarō Satomi
Hiromi HanazonoHiromi Hanazono
Tomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō Wakayama
Atsuko Nakazato
Yataro KurokawaYataro Kurokawa
Eijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi
Kinichi Hanabusa
Mitsuko MiuraMitsuko Miura
Isao YamagataIsao Yamagata
Kusuo AbeKusuo Abe
Junko Mizuki
Rieko Matsukaze
Ushio AkashiUshio Akashi
Sumiko HidakaSumiko Hidaka
Kajō OnoeKajō Onoe
Ichiro Fukui
Iwao Daimaru
Takaaki Furuishi
Shinnosuke Ogata

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