
Film
The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
1961 · 1h 35m · Drama
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Overview
A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?
Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa
Yamanouchi Iganosuke

So Yamamura
Councilor Matsudaira Izu

Hiroko Sakuramachi
Nui

Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Gyutaku

Michitarō Mizushima
Akagawa Daizen

Noboru Nakaya
Fujii Sakyo

Eijirō Yanagi
Abbot Tenchu
Katsuo Nakamura
Ten'ichi-bo

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
Magistrate O'oka Echizen

Shin Tokudaiji
Yoshimune

Ushio Akashi
Ushio Koetsu

Koji Arima
Sangoro Yoshida
Tsukie Matsuura
Ritsu
Ryōei Itō
Gensuke

Kinji Nakamura
Gatekeeper

Takeshi Sakamoto
Matabei
Crew
- Nobuo NakagawaDirector
- Shinobu HashimotoScreenplay
- Shigeto MikiDirector of Photography
- Chumei WatanabeOriginal Music Composer
- Shintarō MiyamotoEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 13, 1961
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
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