Movie Description
鳴門秘帖
(1957)Overview
From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.
Featured Crew
- Director : Teinosuke Kinugasa
- Editor : Shigeo Nishida
- Cast : Chikage Awashima,Toshio Chiba,Kazuo Hasegawa,Raizō Ichikawa,Tatsuya Ishiguro,Ryōsuke Kagawa,Satoko Minami,Osamu Takizawa,Fujiko Yamamoto,Naritoshi Hayashi,Nobuo Nakamura,Masao Shimizu,Kappei Matsumoto,Kinzō Shin,Shōsaku Sugiyama,Toshio Hosokawa,Kanji Koshiba,Sonosuke Sawamura,Shinobu Araki,Shintarō Nanjō,Seishirō Hara,Saburo Date,Fujio Harumoto,Fumihiko Yokoyama,Ikkei Tamaki,Sumao Ishihara,Jun Fujikawa,Yukio Horikita
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Facts
Original Title鳴門秘帖
Status Released
Release Information
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1957-09-29
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 41m
Production CompaniesDaiei Film
Genres
- Drama
- Action
