An Edo Magistrate

An Edo Magistrate (1961)


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  • Release Date: 1961-03-12
  • User Rating: 5.8/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 29min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Toei Company
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Yasushi Sasaki
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Summary

When a former artisan is tricked into putting his sister up as collateral for a loan by a gangster boss in a crooked gambling casino it sets in motion the story of Ooka Echizen, the famed magistrate of Edo during the reign of Shogun Tsuneyoshi. In a world where humans bow down to dogs and are beheaded for harming them, it's a wonder people can survive at all. Nakamura Kinnosuke is a former samurai who has left the fold to live freely and must put his life on the line to save the girl he loves, and rescue her from the yakuza who duped her brother. When the truth comes out about his background, he is forced to take on the role of Edo Magistrate, a decision that brings him unimaginable heartache and danger!

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  • Kinnosuke Nakamura

    as Chu/Tadasuke
  • Sumiko Hidaka

    as
  • Keiko Okawa

    as
  • Satomi Oka

    as
  • Isao Yamagata

    as
  • Eijirō Tōno

    as
  • Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

    as
Sound Taichiro Kosugi Music
Writing Naoyuki Suzuki Screenplay
Directing Yasushi Sasaki Director

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