Souls in the Moonlight

Souls in the Moonlight

Release Date: 1957-07-13

Overview: First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesnt hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good. Despite the authors explicit refusal, the series were later made into plays and movies several times.

Rating: 6.2 / 10

Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

as Tsukue Ryunosuke

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

as Hyoma Utsugi

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yumiko Hasegawa

as Ohama / Otoyo

Satomi Oka

Satomi Oka

as Omatsu

Crew

  • Tomu Uchida - Director

  • Katsuhito Inomata - Screenplay

  • Mitsuo Makino - Producer

  • Kaizan Nakazato - Novel

  • Takatoshi Suzuki - Art Direction

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