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The Purple Hood (1958)
Directed by Shumei Onishi
Action, Adventure, Crime · 1h 28m
Kataoka Chiezo stars as Murasaki Zukin, a mysterious hero of the people who helps those in need. Now under the rule of the evil Tanuma, the people look to Murasaki Zukin more than ever, to confront and punish those who bring misfortune upon the commoners. Will he be able to bring peace to the land? One of the greatest actors from Toei Studios, known mainly for his swashbuckling roles as powerful swordsmen such as Ryunosuke in SOULS IN THE MOONLIGHT, he appeared in 325 films both before and after the war, beginning with CHUSHINGURA in 1928, and including KUNISADA CHUJI in 1933, and DOKUGANRYO MASAMUNE. While best known for his swordplay, Chiezo really did not enjoy the action, but was able to use his menacing presence to stare down his adversaries. Although Kataoka Chiezo passed away in 1983 at the age of 79, he still has many fans today. This film shows him at his best.
Cast
Chiezo Kataoka
Kōtarō Satomi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Satomi Oka
Shinobu Chihara
Kunio Kaga
Eijirō Kataoka
Sōji Kiyokawa
Kusuo Abe
Kensaku Hara
Crew
- Director
- Shumei Onishi
- Screenplay
- Kiyoyuki Nishikawa, Hajime Takaiwa
- Director of Photography
- Shigeto Miki
- Original Music Composer
- Nakaba Takahashi
- Editor
- Shintarō Miyamoto
Details
- Original title
- 紫頭巾
- Release date
- 1958-10-29
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Crime
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Toei Company