The Letter
6.1
A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.
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Cast
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Chiezo Kataoka
Akanishi Kakita / Kai Harada
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Michisaburō Segawa
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Sanshiro Sugata
Mansaku Itami
Nakaba Takahashi
Seinosuke Hayashi
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Naoya Shiga
Hiroshige Urushiyama
Kunitaro Bando
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Takeo Yano
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Riki Akazawa
Mineko Mori
Onami
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Emiko Yanagi
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Mansaku Itami Director · Naoya Shiga Story Nakaba Takahashi Composer
First release June 18, 1936 · Produced in Japan · Original title 赤西蠣太
Production
Kataoka Chiezo Productions
Production
Japan
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Original title
赤西蠣太
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 18, 1936
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No release date listed for United States.
Italy
July 5, 2013 · Il Cinema Ritrovato
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