Chutaro of Banba

1h 26m
DramaActionAdventure
5

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.

Cast

Tomisaburō Wakayama
Unknown
Yōko Katsuragi
Unknown
Hisaya Morishige
Unknown
Yōnosuke Toba
Unknown
Kusuo Abe
Unknown
Ichirō Izawa
Unknown
Kōji Mitsui
Unknown
Hisako Takihana
Unknown
Sanae Mitsuoka
Otose
Kikuko Hanaoka
Unknown
Tetsu Tsuboi
Unknown
Kyōzō Fuyuki
Unknown
Isuzu Yamada
Unknown

Crew

Nobuo Nakagawa
Director
Shintarō Mimura
Screenplay
Hidetoshi Kasama
Editor
Kagai Okado
Director of Photography
Kichitarō Shibata
Assistant Director
Ichiro Sawada
Sound Recordist
Yasuji Kiyose
Music
Shin Hasegawa
Original Story
Juichi Ito
Art Direction

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