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The Sun Legend of the End of the Tokugawa Era (1957)
Bakumatsu taiyôden (original title)

110 min  -  Comedy  -   14 July 1957 (Japan)
7.3
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Director:

Yuzo Kawashima

Writers:

Shôhei Imamura, Yuzo Kawashima, and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Frankie Sakai, Sachiko Hidari and Yôko Minamida
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Frankie Sakai Frankie Sakai ...
Inokori Saheiji, the stayer
Sachiko Hidari Sachiko Hidari ...
Osome, the prostitute
Yôko Minamida Yôko Minamida ...
Koharu, the prostitute
Yûjirô Ishihara Yûjirô Ishihara ...
Izumi Ashikawa Izumi Ashikawa ...
Ohisa, the maid
Toshiyuki Ichimura Toshiyuki Ichimura ...
Mokubei
Nobuo Kaneko Nobuo Kaneko ...
Denbei
Hisano Yamaoka Hisano Yamaoka ...
Otatsu - Denbei's wife
Yasukiyo Umeno Yasukiyo Umeno ...
Tokusaburo - Otatsu's son
Masao Oda Masao Oda ...
Zenpachi
Masumi Okada Masumi Okada ...
Kisuke
Toshio Takahara Toshio Takahara
Tomio Aoki Tomio Aoki
Sanpei Mine Sanpei Mine ...
Sanpei
Kin Sugai Kin Sugai ...
Okuma
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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

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Also Known As:

Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate See more »

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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White
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