Kisaragi Sword (1962)

Kisaragi Sword (1962)

1962-04-08 Japan 93 Min. PG-13
5.5 2 votes

Overview

The story concerns the efforts of seven master swordsman who join together to protect the new inexperienced Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune from the evil plans of the Owari Clan's corrupt Lord. It's a colorful bunch, a drunk samurai, a master thief, a sword instructor and a Lord who is disguised as a ronin since it is an executable offense for a lord to wander outside of their domain without permission. As the Chief Magistrate becomes suspicious of the Owari plot to send men to Kodenmacho Prison to start a riot he begins to investigate the rumors. He soon calls upon the Lord of Mikazuki Castle and the Shogun's best friend to help thwart the evil ambitions and battle the rouge swordsman hired by the Owari Clan.

Cast

市川右太衛門 is Tsukinosuke Ryûtan
Tsukinosuke Ryûtan
Kazuo Akatsuki is Lower officer A
Lower officer A
Utanosuke Arashi is Kamenosuke
有川正治 is Koiwai
Koji Arima is Genbei
東千代之介 is Yoshimune Tokugawa
Yoshimune Tokugawa
Kōtarō Bandō is Hyôko Yagyû
Hyôko Yagyû
原健策 is Hyôbu Tsuda
Hyôbu Tsuda
Kyōichi Hara is Samurai A
Samurai A
Kōshirō Harada is Bizen'nokami Yanagisawa
Bizen'nokami Yanagisawa
Masao Hori is Sagoemon Bekki
Sagoemon Bekki