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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1) (1956)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 22M

Director : Shigeaki Hidaka
Writer : Hideo Oguni

Synopsis

Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

Actors

Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta
Kyoshiro Nemuri
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Keiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima
Kyoko Aoyama
Kyoko Aoyama
Machiko Kitagawa
Machiko Kitagawa
Shin Morikawa
Shin Morikawa
Hajime Izu
Hajime Izu
Kamatari Fujiwara
Kamatari Fujiwara
Yû Fujiki
Yû Fujiki
Kichijirô Ueda
Kichijirô Ueda
Yoshio Kosugi
Yoshio Kosugi
Bokuzen Hidari
Bokuzen Hidari
Akira Sera
Akira Sera
Sonosuke Sawamura
Sonosuke Sawamura
Toki Shiozawa
Toki Shiozawa
Ryū Kuze
Ryū Kuze
Ichirô Chiba
Ichirô Chiba
Seijirô Onda
Seijirô Onda
Kōji Iwamoto
Kōji Iwamoto
Seihachi Uchikoshi
Seihachi Uchikoshi
Teruko Mita
Teruko Mita
Shôichi Hirose
Shôichi Hirose

Crews

Shigeaki Hidaka
Shigeaki Hidaka
Director
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Teruo Maru
Teruo Maru
Assistant Director
Sei Ikeno
Sei Ikeno
Original Music Composer
Hideo Oguni
Hideo Oguni
Screenplay
Kazuo Yamasaki
Kazuo Yamasaki
Director of Photography
Renzaburō Shibata
Renzaburō Shibata
Original Story
Tsuruzô Nishikawa
Tsuruzô Nishikawa
Lighting Technician
Masao Fujiyoshi
Masao Fujiyoshi
Sound Recordist
Iwao Akune
Iwao Akune
Art Direction
Takeo Kita
Takeo Kita
Art Direction
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Editor

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