The Swordsman and the Actress

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The Swordsman and the Actress (1955)

Directed by Yasushi Sasaki

History, Drama, Action · 1h 24m

A fellow member of the company named Hanjiro tells Koharu, an actress in a traveling theatrical troupe, about a keepsake folding fan that his lost love Lady Okyo gave him years ago. It turns out this fan is a precious clan heirloom whose possession, for convoluted reasons, will determine the clan's leadership. Sword-slinging bad guys descend to capture the fan, and Koharu embarks on a road trip to Edo to return the MacGuffin to the rightful hands of Lady Okyo.

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Cast

Chiyonosuke Azuma Hibari Misora Ryutaro Otomo
M
Michiko Ôe
Y
Yoshiko Yashioji
C
Chie Ueki Kyū Sazanka Kunio Kaga
A
Ayuko Saijō Shunji Sakai
K
Kazuo Kishida
K
Kinnosuke Fujiki

Crew

Director
Yasushi Sasaki
Screenplay
Tatsuo Nakada
Director of Photography
Ko Matsui
Original Music Composer
Tadashi Manjome
Editor
Shintarō Miyamoto

Details

Original title
大江戸千両囃子
Release date
1955-01-09
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
History, Drama, Action
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toei Company