Ancient Coins (1956)

Genre : History, Adventure

Runtime : 1H 29M

Director : Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writer : Shinji Kessoku

Synopsis

This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.

Actors

Utaemon Ichikawa
Utaemon Ichikawa
Hizuru Takachiho
Hizuru Takachiho
Yumiko Hasegawa
Yumiko Hasegawa
Mitsuko Miura
Mitsuko Miura
Sōji Kiyokawa
Sōji Kiyokawa
Haruhisa Kawada
Haruhisa Kawada
Masao Mishima
Masao Mishima
Eijirō Yanagi
Eijirō Yanagi
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Jun Usami
Jun Usami
Eitarō Shindō
Eitarō Shindō
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Crews

Choshiro Katsura
Choshiro Katsura
Art Direction
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Director
Shintarô Kawasaki
Shintarô Kawasaki
Director of Photography
Kikuo Tsunoda
Kikuo Tsunoda
Original Story
Shinji Kessoku
Shinji Kessoku
Screenplay
Shiro Fukai
Shiro Fukai
Original Music Composer

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