Film

The Swordsman and the Actress

1955 · 1h 24m · History · Drama · Action

A fellow member of the company named Hanjiro tells Koharu, an actress in a traveling theatrical troupe, about a keepsake folding fan that his lost love Lady Okyo gave him years ago. It turns out this fan is a precious clan heirloom whose possession, for convoluted reasons, will determine the clan's leadership. Sword-slinging bad guys descend to capture the fan, and Koharu embarks on a road trip to Edo to return the MacGuffin to the rightful hands of Lady Okyo.

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Hibari Misora

Ryutaro Otomo

Michiko Ôe

Yoshiko Yashioji

Chie Ueki

Kyū Sazanka

Kunio Kaga

Ayuko Saijō

Shunji Sakai

Kazuo Kishida

Kinnosuke Fujiki

• Yasushi SasakiDirector
• Tatsuo NakadaScreenplay
• Ko MatsuiDirector of Photography
• Tadashi ManjomeOriginal Music Composer
• Shintarō MiyamotoEditor

Release date

January 9, 1955

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 24m

Genres

History, Drama, Action