Tsukigata Hanpeita
Release Date: 1952-05-29
Overview: During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas of how to overthrow the corrupt government and end the bloodshed between the Choshu and Satsuma clans which would ultimately lead to the alliance of these 2 clans and restoration of the emperor to full power. Based on the play that made Sawada Shojiro famous, this is the story of Tsukigata Hanpeita, a forward looking samurai from Choshu, who along with Katsura Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma of Tosa worked to bring their dream of a new era in Japan.
Rating: 7 / 10
Cast
Utaemon Ichikawa
as Tsukigata Hanpeita
Isuzu Yamada
as Somehachi
Hibari Misora
as Hinagiku
Chizuru Kitagawa
as Umematsu
Minoru Ōki
as Katsura Kogoro
Crew
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Tadaoto Kainoshō - Researcher
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Toshio Fuwa - Set Decoration
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Isamu Nagae - Screenplay
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Shigeo Terada - Lighting Technician
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Mitsuzō Miyata - Editor
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