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Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan (1956)
Directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka
“It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan”
Action, Drama · 1h 23m
It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!
Cast
Raizō Ichikawa
Shintarō Katsu
Naritoshi Hayashi
Miyako Tachibana
Yataro Kurokawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Rieko Sumi
Kodayu Ichikawa
Shōzō Nanbu
Crew
- Director
- Katsuhiko Tasaka
- Screenplay
- Hyōgo Suzuki
- Novel
- Yasusuke Gomi
Details
- Original title
- 柳生连也斋：秘传月影抄
- Release date
- 1956-02-26
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Daiei Film