25 March 1958 Drama, History, Thriller 94 mins
A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a mysterious standoff over the Secret Book of Aoi, which will determine the rise or fall of the 350,000-koku Mito clan, and showcasing swashbuckling swordsmanship.
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Utaemon Ichikawa as Uotaro Toge
Sentarō Fushimi as Hoshinojo Toge
Satomi Oka as Oen
Shin Tokudaiji as Sakon Sugai
Michiyo Aratama as Asayo
Kogiku Hanayagi as Oshima
Shunji Sakai as Kerohachi
Koinosuke Onoe as Nariaki Mito
Isao Yamagata as Higashiko Fujita
Kunio Kaga as Isenokami Abe
Eitarō Shindō as Monjuro Kaida
Yoshio Yoshida as Osho
Ryōsuke Kagawa as Nadaemon Mizunoya
Shigehiro Ozawa Director
Shinji Kessoku Screenplay
Kikuo Tsunoda Novel
Eiichi Yamada Original Music Composer
Takeo Itô Director of Photography
Aoi hicho Trailer
Japan 25 March 1958
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