Five Men of Edo 1951
Five Men of Edo
During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!
During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!
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Full Cast & Crew... Banzuin Chobei
... Jurozaemon Mizuno
... Okane, Chobei's wife
... Takamisawa
... Tonosuke Kondo
... Yume no Ichirobei
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Release Date:
Nov 22, 1951 (Japan)
Run Time:
2hr 12`
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Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
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Five Men of Edo - Five Men of Edo
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Banzuin Chobei
... Jurozaemon Mizuno
... Okane, Chobei's wife
... Takamisawa
... Tonosuke Kondo
... Yume no Ichirobei
... Katsu, town geisha
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... Mizuki Ayame
... Oiran Komurasaki
... Matsudaira Izu-no-kami
JK
Joji Kaida... Naruse (Shogun's envoy)
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... Kodaira
... Dejiri Seibei
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... Itarō Segare
... Gonhei
... Tsunaemon Watanabe
... Hikozaemon Okubo
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... Producer
... Researcher
... Producer