Five Men of Edo (1951)
Overview
During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 1.487 |
Directed By
Daisuke Itō
Crew
Tadaoto Kainoshō
Shin'ichi Yanagawa
Yoshikata Yoda
Fuji Yahiro
Kōichirō Ogura
Heikichi Kakui
Mitsuzô Miyata
Hideo Ishimoto
Daisuke Itō
Sennosuke Tsukimori
Shiro Fukai
TOP CAST
Tsumasaburō Bandō
Banzuin Chobei
Utaemon Ichikawa
Jurozaemon Mizuno
Isuzu Yamada
Okane, Chobei's wife
Kōkichi Takada
Takamisawa
Masao Mishima
Tonosuke Kondo
Kusuo Abe
Yume no Ichirobei
Toshiko Ayukawa
Katsu, town geisha
Kawarasaki Gonzaburo
Mizuki Ayame
Kogiku Hanayagi
Oiran Komurasaki
Kodayu Ichikawa
Matsudaira Izu-no-kami
Joji Kaida
Naruse (Shogun's envoy)
Kōji Mitsui
Kodaira
Mitsuo Nagata
Dejiri Seibei
Kazunari Motomatsu
Itarō Segare
Eitarō Shindō
Gonhei
Yoshito Yamaji
Tsunaemon Watanabe
Reizaburo Yamamoto
Hikozaemon Okubo
Mieko Takamine
Okinu
Yōko Wakasugi
Servant Ohatsu
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Sogoro
Teiji Takahashi
Shirai
Kyōko Kusajima
Nakai
Saeko Ozuki
Daughter Myohime
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