Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan (1956)

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 23M

Director : Katsuhiko Tasaka
Writer : Heigo Suzuki

Synopsis

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!

Actors

Raizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa
Hyosuke Yagyu
Shintarō Katsu
Shintarō Katsu
Tsunashiro
Naritoshi Hayashi
Naritoshi Hayashi
Shunji Natsume
Shunji Natsume
Miyako Tachibana
Miyako Tachibana
Yataro Kurokawa
Yataro Kurokawa
Miyamoto Musashi
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Rieko Sumi
Rieko Sumi
Kodayu Ichikawa
Kodayu Ichikawa
Ken Mitsuda
Ken Mitsuda
Shōzō Nanbu
Shōzō Nanbu
Hiroshi Mizuno
Hiroshi Mizuno
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
Saburo Date
Saburo Date
Yukio Horikita
Yukio Horikita
Jun Fujikawa
Jun Fujikawa
Fumihiko Yokoyama
Fumihiko Yokoyama
Ikkei Tamaki
Ikkei Tamaki
Akira Shimizu
Akira Shimizu
Yûji Hamada
Yûji Hamada
Kazuo Ôbayashi
Kazuo Ôbayashi
Ryû Takeda
Ryû Takeda
Sachio Yasuda
Sachio Yasuda
Asako Takahara
Asako Takahara
Kanae Kobayashi
Kanae Kobayashi
Sayoko Nakagami
Sayoko Nakagami
Keiko Koyanagi
Keiko Koyanagi

Crews

Katsuhiko Tasaka
Katsuhiko Tasaka
Director
Kôsuke Gomi
Kôsuke Gomi
Novel
Seiichi Suzuki
Seiichi Suzuki
Music
Kōhei Sugiyama
Kōhei Sugiyama
Cinematography
Heigo Suzuki
Heigo Suzuki
Screenplay

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