A Legend or Was It?
7.6
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
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Shima Iwashita
Kieko Sonobe
Known for
Harakiri
An Autumn Afternoon
Mariko Kaga
Yuri Shimizu
Known for
Pale Flower
Love Letter
Keisuke Kinoshita
Yoshi Sugihara
Gō Katō
Hideyuki Sonobe
Known for
Samurai Rebellion
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Hiroshi Kusuda
Masaharu Kokaji
Kinuyo Tanaka
Shizuko Sonobe
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Ugetsu
Masao Shirai
Chiyoo Umeda
Yoshi Katō
Shintaro Shimizu
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Hachiko
Ryozo Toyoshima
Keisuke Kinoshita Director · Chūji Kinoshita Composer Hiroshi Kusuda Cinematographer
First release August 11, 1963 · Produced in Japan · Original title 死闘の伝説
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
死闘の伝説
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 11, 1963
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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