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The Abandoned Swords (1958)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writer : Shinji Kessoku

Synopsis

Best friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document revealing the identity of the chosen successor to the Tokugawa Shogun. Gentaro of the Owari clan sets out to retrive the invaluable document.

Actors

Chiyonosuke Azuma
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Yumiko Hasegawa
Yumiko Hasegawa
Hibari Misora
Hibari Misora
Shunji Sakai
Shunji Sakai
Isao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Kotaro Satomi
Kotaro Satomi
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Kan Yanagiya
Kan Yanagiya
Shin Tokudaiji
Shin Tokudaiji
Kensaku Hara
Kensaku Hara
Kunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga
Tokinosuke Nakamura
Tokinosuke Nakamura
Kenji Kusumoto
Kenji Kusumoto
Kazutarō Kuni
Kazutarō Kuni
Masao Hori
Masao Hori
Reiji Tsumura
Reiji Tsumura
Tetsunosuke Tsukigata
Tetsunosuke Tsukigata

Crews

Sadatsugu Matsuda
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Director
Eiji Yoshikawa
Eiji Yoshikawa
Original Story
Shinji Kessoku
Shinji Kessoku
Screenplay
Shiro Fukai
Shiro Fukai
Original Music Composer
Shintarô Kawasaki
Shintarô Kawasaki
Director of Photography
Haruo Nakayama
Haruo Nakayama
Lighting Technician
Taizô Kawashima
Taizô Kawashima
Art Direction
Kenjirō Tōjō
Kenjirō Tōjō
Sound Recordist
Shintarô Miyamoto
Shintarô Miyamoto
Editor

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