Description
In 1691 a terrible fire broke out in Denmacho, Yotsuya, burning down the towns around it, up to the shores of Shibaura. A month and a half later, another fire broke out, this time in Komagome, burning down the two gates of Asakusa and Sujikai, and continuing on into the night. As the government Elders consider evidence that these fires were arson, a fire breaks out in Hirakawa-cho, outside of Hanzo Gate. Nishonmaru catches on fire and burns down completely. When this rash of fires even strikes Kyoto, the task of finding who’s behind the arson, and stopping them falls to the Shogun’s uncle, the Elder Lord of Mito. Together with his trusted bodyguards, Kaku and Suke, the trio set of to save Japan from this scourge of evil. Featuring virtually all of their most famous stars, this is the best film in the Toei series about Mito Komon, one of Japan’s most popular historical figures who traveled through the country incognito to check on the people and fight injustice.
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Release Date1960
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Runtime1 hr 34 min
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Languageja
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Rating8.3 (3)
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Genres
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DirectorSadatsugu Matsuda
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Cast月形龍之介東千代之介中村嘉葎雄片岡千恵蔵市川右太衛門萬屋錦之介大川橋蔵大友柳太朗丘さとみ桜町弘子大川恵子伏見扇太郎黒川弥太郎千秋実山形勲薄田研二三島雅夫左卜全戸上城太郎原健策吉田義夫渡辺篤岸井明高島新太郎大邦一公高松錦之助上代悠司伊東亮英尾形伸之介楠本健二石丸勝也Eiko Machida島田秀男Ryōji Kōzuki那須伸太朗疋田国男南方英二神木真寿雄Matsunojō Sasaki吉野登洋子大里健太郎小田部通麿月形哲之介水野浩明石潮柳谷寛香川良介
