Michiyo Azuma
Also Known As: 吾妻道代
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Tsukigata Hanpeita
Overview: During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas of how to overthrow the corrupt government and end the bloodshed between the Choshu and Satsuma clans which would ultimately lead to the alliance of these 2 clans and restoration of the emperor to full power. Based on the play that made Sawada Shojiro famous, this is the story of Tsukigata Hanpeita, a forward looking samurai from Choshu, who along with Katsura Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma of Tosa worked to bring their dream of a new era in Japan.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1952-05-29
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Utau yajikita kogane dōchū
Overview: 1957 Japanese movie
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Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-01-03
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Street of Ronin
Overview: Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period. Starring the great Konoe Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo. Among them are masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve a famous knife from a corrupt lord. This is the third version directed by Makino Masahiro and is considered a true classic.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: ja
Release Date: 1957-04-03
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