The Lord and the Gambler

The Lord and the Gambler (1959)


  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1959-08-01
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Daiei Film
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Tokuzō Tanaka

Summary

Fate begins to smile upon young Chonosuke Tokugawa, son of eleventh Tokugawa Shogun, after some twenty years of life as a dependent at his step-brother's castle, when the ruler of the Takatori Clan suddenly dies leaving no heir and despite the protest from Minister Horio, it is decided that young Chonosuke is to succeed as ruler of the clan. Horio determines to murder Chonosuke on his way to Edo so that his own grandchild may rule the Takatori Clan. "Odd" Han, a travelling gambler happens to stop at the inn where Chonosuke's party is staying in secret. The assassins come to attack Chonosuke on the riverbank where he is viewing the fireworks alone but are driven off by Han. Now Chonosuke travels with Han disguised as a gambler during which he begins to learn the hardships of the peasants and is struck with the contrast between the life of a feudal and those whose labour provides his luxurious living.

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  • Raizō Ichikawa

    as
  • Kōjirō Hongō

    as Chonosuke
  • Keiko Awaji

    as
  • Tamao Nakamura

    as Osaki
  • Toshie Kusunoki

    as Otoshi
  • Daimaru Nakata

    as Kitahachi
  • Racket Nakata

    as Yajirobei
  • Toshio Chiba

    as
  • Ichirō Izawa

    as
  • Kōichi Mizuhara

    as Matsudaira Izu-no-kami
  • Hideo Hongo

    as Tokugawa Ienari
  • Toranosuke Ogawa

    as Kubodera Heizaemon
Sound Saburo Iida Music
Camera Senkichirō Takeda Director of Photography
Editing Kanji Suganuma Editor
Directing Tokuzō Tanaka Director
Writing Fuji Yahiro Writer
Production Nobuo Miura Executive Producer

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