The Lord and the Gambler Trailer (1959)

01 August 1959 Drama, Comedy 98 mins

Fate begins to smile upon young Chonosuke Tokugawa, son of eleventh Tokugawa Shogun, after some twenty years of life as a dependent at his step-brother's castle, when the ruler of the Takatori Clan suddenly dies leaving no heir and despite the protest from Minister Horio, it is decided that young Chonosuke is to succeed as ruler of the clan. Horio determines to murder Chonosuke on his way to Edo so that his own grandchild may rule the Takatori Clan. "Odd" Han, a travelling gambler happens to stop at the inn where Chonosuke's party is staying in secret. The assassins come to attack Chonosuke on the riverbank where he is viewing the fireworks alone but are driven off by Han. Now Chonosuke travels with Han disguised as a gambler during which he begins to learn the hardships of the peasants and is struck with the contrast between the life of a feudal and those whose labour provides his luxurious living.

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Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Kōjirō Hongō as Chonosuke

Keiko Awaji

Tamao Nakamura as Osaki

Toshie Kusunoki as Otoshi

Daimaru Nakata as Kitahachi

Racket Nakata as Yajirobei

Toshio Chiba

Ichirō Izawa

Kōichi Mizuhara as Matsudaira Izu-no-kami

Hideo Hongo as Tokugawa Ienari

Toranosuke Ogawa as Kubodera Heizaemon

Crew

Saburo Iida Music

Senkichirō Takeda Director of Photography

Fuji Yahiro Writer

Kanji Suganuma Editor

Tokuzō Tanaka Director

Nobuo Miura Executive Producer

International Titles

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International Releases Dates

Japan 01 August 1959

Production Companies

Daiei Film

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