Gambler Tales of Hasshu: A Man's Pledge (1963)
1963 · 1h 23m · Drama
Genres: Drama
This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words, he was the Japanese Robin Hood. In this film Kunisada (Chiezo Kataoka) arrives to a small town terrorized by an evil gang.
Director: Masahiro Makino
Writers: Kinya Naoi, Daisuke Yamazaki
Music by: Taichiro Kosugi
Cinematography: Shigeto Miki
Cast
Chiezo Kataoka as Genji The Fighting TopSonny Chiba as SataroTakashi Shimura as TobeiSumiko Fuji as OchiyoYachiyo Ōtori as OshinoKensaku Hara as Matsugoro of KuroiwaMichitarō Mizushima as Koto JuheitaJotaro Togami as Sagara DenjuroHiroshi Kato as The Dragon of the Bush-DeadShunji Sakai as MamerokuHaruo Tanaka as DaihachiShigeru Yasunaka as KentaMore like this
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