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Kaiketsu Shura-o (1956)
Directed by Santaro Marune
Action · 1h 24m
Ryunosuke, the head of the Hojo school of swordsmanship, defies his father Ukon’s wrath; while appearing to spend his time carousing with Oshima—a teahouse waitress from Maruyama—he is secretly aiding the pro-Imperial faction and investigating a Shogunate conspiracy while disguised as a swordsman in a white hood. Eventually disowned by his father, he moves to Edo and sets up a shingle as an instructor of *yokyoku* (Noh chanting) while biding his time. Meanwhile, a gang of thieves known as the Seiryu-gumi is running rampant in Edo, claiming to raise funds for the movement to overthrow the Shogunate.
Cast
Jūzaburō Akechi
Misako Uji
Ureo Egawa
Jun Tazaki
Akemi Tsukushi
Yōnosuke Toba
Crew
- Director
- Santaro Marune
Details
- Original title
- 快傑修羅王
- Release date
- 1956-08-01
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Action
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Shintoho Company