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The Edo Official and Apprentice (1959)
Directed by Tadashi Sawashima
Action, Drama · 1h 26m
It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!
Cast
Chiezo Kataoka
Chizuru Kitagawa
Keiko Yukishiro
Hiromi Hanazono
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Kunio Kaga
Shin Tokudaiji
Eijirō Kataoka
Sonosuke Sawamura
Kichijirō Ueda
Kusuo Abe
Crew
- Director
- Tadashi Sawashima
- Screenplay
- Tadashi Sawashima
- Director of Photography
- Takeo Itō
- Original Music Composer
- Nakaba Takahashi
- Editor
- Shintarō Miyamoto
Details
- Original title
- 江戸っ子判官とふり袖小僧
- Release date
- 1959-07-25
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Action, Drama
- Original language
- JA
- Spoken languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
- Production
- Toei Company