1864. Samurai Shinbei is sent in a secret mission to Ezo, in the North of Japan, to stop riots of villagers commanded by Jirozaemon. A Russian count's daughter, the village leader's daughter and a secret treasure add up to the adventure.
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Yūzō Kayama
Saburota Edo
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Shimbei Usa
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Mitsuko Baisho
Aka Shu
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Hanzawa Naoki
Toshio Kurosawa
Kyuma
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Kunie Tanaka
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Shōgo Shimada
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Tōru Abe
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Tatsuya Nakadai
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Ran
Harakiri
Shigeo Takamatsu
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Nobuo Kaneko
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Masahiko Tanimura
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Ryōsuke Kagawa
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Kengo Furusawa Director · Ryōzō Kasahara Screenplay Renzaburō Shibata Story
First release February 9, 1970 · Produced in Japan · Original title 蝦夷館の決闘
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TOHO
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Japan
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Original title
蝦夷館の決闘
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 9, 1970
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No release date listed for United States.
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