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A Chivalrous Spirit (1958)
Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
Drama, Crime · 1h 45m
An all-star cast highlights this Jidai-Geki classic. Set in the samurai era, this is the tale of period Yakuza. One of the real classics in this genre. Jirocho, an honorable and respected gang boss, uncovers a conspiracy organized by his rivals while on a quest to bring justice to three murders. Some of the most famous actors from Toei studios make this a must-see for everyone! Featuring a very young Nakamura Kinnosuke, who went on to become one of Japan's mosted noteworthy actors under the name Yorosuya Kinnosuke. This is one of the best examples his early work.
Cast
Chiezo Kataoka
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Utaemon Ichikawa
Isao Yamagata
Ryutaro Otomo
Hashizo Ōkawa
Eijirō Kataoka
Kunio Kaga
Kōtarō Satomi
Koinosuke Onoe
Sentarō Fushimi
Crew
- Director
- Sadatsugu Matsuda
- Screenplay
- Yoshitake Hisa
- Director of Photography
- Shintarō Kawasaki
- Original Music Composer
- Shiro Fukai
- Editor
- Shintarō Miyamoto
Details
- Original title
- 任侠東海道
- Release date
- 1958-01-03
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama, Crime
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Toei Company