
Film
The Edo Official and Apprentice
1959 · 1h 26m · Action · Drama
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Overview
It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!
Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Chizuru Kitagawa

Keiko Yukishiro
Yumi Ichijô

Hiromi Hanazono

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Kunio Kaga

Shin Tokudaiji

Eijirō Kataoka

Sonosuke Sawamura

Kichijirō Ueda

Kusuo Abe

Haruo Tanaka
Kinichi Hanabusa
Tokinosuke Nakamura

Hiroshi Shima
Crew
- Tadashi SawashimaDirector · Screenplay
- Takeo ItōDirector of Photography
- Nakaba TakahashiOriginal Music Composer
- Shintarō MiyamotoEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- July 25, 1959
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Action, Drama
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