Overview
During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas of how to overthrow the corrupt government and end the bloodshed between the Choshu and Satsuma clans which would ultimately lead to the alliance of these 2 clans and restoration of the emperor to full power. Based on the play that made Sawada Shojiro famous, this is the story of Tsukigata Hanpeita, a forward looking samurai from Choshu, who along with Katsura Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma of Tosa worked to bring their dream of a new era in Japan.
Director and cast
- Kokichi Uchide Director
- Utaemon Ichikawa as Tsukigata Hanpeita
- Isuzu Yamada as Somehachi
- Hibari Misora as Hinagiku
- Chizuru Kitagawa as Umematsu
- Minoru Ōki as Katsura Kogoro
- Jotaro Togami as Sakamoto Ryoma
- Yoshito Yamaji as Komiyama Jizaemon
- Daijiro Natsukawa as Fujioka Kujuro
- Joji Kaieda Cast
- Yoshindo Yamaji as Komiyama Jizaemon
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