23 April 1953 Drama, Action, History 111 mins
The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
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Chiezō Kataoka as Ryûnosuke Tsukue
Kunio Watanabe Director
Kunio Watanabe Screenplay
Kaizan Nakazato Story
Takashi Watanabe Cinematography
Heikichi Kakui Art Direction
Kenjirō Tōjō Sound
Kenji Tanaka Lighting Technician
Eiichi Yamada Original Music Composer
Japan 23 April 1953
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