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Festival of Swordsmen (1961)

Genre : Action, History, Romance

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Shigehiro Ozawa
Writer : Hajime Takaiwa

Synopsis

During the middle of the Kanei Period (1624-1644) Japan was in the early stages of its most peaceful era. This left a large number of unemployed samurai with nothing to do, and their morale suffered. In order to raise their spirits, the Shogun's Chief Advisor suggests that they hold a "Festival of Swordsmen" in the Shogun's presence. Problems arise when some of the martial artists bring their personal grudges to the competition. When Busshi Shirogoro (OTOMO) meets the daughter of the late Lord SANADA Yukimura sparks fly as she tries to use the competition to carry out her vengeance against Shogun Iemitsu.

Actors

Ryutaro Otomo
Ryutaro Otomo
Busshi Shirogoro
Shingo Yamashiro
Shingo Yamashiro
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Iishiro Shurinosuke
Keiko Okawa
Keiko Okawa
Satomi
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada
Kamio Shume
Satomi Oka
Satomi Oka
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Shunji Sakai
Shunji Sakai
Kunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga
Yoshio Yoshida
Yoshio Yoshida
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Ryuji Kita
Ryuji Kita
Kensaku Hara
Kensaku Hara
Jotaro Togami
Jotaro Togami
Kyoji Sugi
Kyoji Sugi
Shinnosuke Ogata
Shinnosuke Ogata
Michimaro Otabe
Michimaro Otabe
Kazutarō Kuni
Kazutarō Kuni
Shintaro Nasu
Shintaro Nasu
Kin'nosuke Fujiki
Kin'nosuke Fujiki
Kinjirô Tooyama
Kinjirô Tooyama

Crews

Shigehiro Ozawa
Shigehiro Ozawa
Director
Hajime Takaiwa
Hajime Takaiwa
Screenplay
Seiichi Suzuki
Seiichi Suzuki
Original Music Composer
Takeo Itô
Takeo Itô
Director of Photography
Katsumi Kawai
Katsumi Kawai
Editor

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