Sasaki Kojiro (1957)

Genre : History, Drama

Runtime : 1H 27M

Director : Kiyoshi Saeki
Writer : Shinji Kessoku

Synopsis

Ronin Sasaki Kojiro pursues his ultimate goal of becoming a master swordsman. Along the way he encounters another great swordsman, Miyamoto Musashi.

Actors

Chiyonosuke Azuma
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Sasaki Kojiro
Shinobu Chihara
Shinobu Chihara
Keiko Okawa
Keiko Okawa
Chiezō Kataoka
Chiezō Kataoka
Musashi Miyamoto
Shin Tokudaiji
Shin Tokudaiji
Miki Sanjo
Miki Sanjo
Kogiku Hanayagi
Kogiku Hanayagi
Kensaku Hara
Kensaku Hara
Harumi Urazato
Harumi Urazato
Sonosuke Sawamura
Sonosuke Sawamura
Sōji Kiyokawa
Sōji Kiyokawa
Joji Oka
Joji Oka
Eijirō Yanagi
Eijirō Yanagi
Kunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga
Kiyoshi Sawada
Kiyoshi Sawada
Reiji Tsumura
Reiji Tsumura
Ushio Akashi
Ushio Akashi
Masao Hori
Masao Hori
Akira Tatematsu
Akira Tatematsu
Shusuke Daimonji
Shusuke Daimonji
Masaharu Nakano
Masaharu Nakano
Naojiro Umemura
Naojiro Umemura
Kenji Nagata
Kenji Nagata
Hiroshi Katō
Hiroshi Katō
Hideo Higashi
Hideo Higashi
Ryûtarô Gomi
Ryûtarô Gomi
Kajō Onoe
Kajō Onoe
Kin'nosuke Fujiki
Kin'nosuke Fujiki
Mitsukazu Kawamura
Mitsukazu Kawamura
Hideko Takehara
Hideko Takehara

Crews

Kiyoshi Saeki
Kiyoshi Saeki
Director
Genzo Murakami
Genzo Murakami
Original Story
Shinji Kessoku
Shinji Kessoku
Screenplay
Keio Iida
Keio Iida
Original Music Composer
Sadaji Yoshida
Sadaji Yoshida
Director of Photography
Kenichi Tanabe
Kenichi Tanabe
Lighting Technician
Choshiro Katsura
Choshiro Katsura
Art Direction
Sekiharu Sumi
Sekiharu Sumi
Sound Recordist
Shintarô Miyamoto
Shintarô Miyamoto
Editor

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