Shadow Over Fuji
6.5
The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the foothills of Mt. Fuji. Fearing attacks from within and without, the Shogunate planned to build a training castle utilizing the most advanced techniques. Two master castle architects, Sato Kikutaro and Kumai Hakuten, were selected to compete for the honor of building this castle. Lord Mizuno Dewa has even ordered the townspeople to assist both sides with their land surveys and preparations. This leads to fear on the part of farmers that their land will be taken away from them, and sets off a series of events which rock the nation to its very roots. With an all-star cast, this is an important story with relevance to current times. One of Ichikawa Utaemon's finest performances, a true classic!
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Utaemon Ichikawa
Sato
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The 47 Ronin
Eitarō Shindō
Hakuten
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Sansho the Bailiff
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Kōtarō Satomi
Bunroku
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Kinya Kitaoji
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Yumiko Hasegawa
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Denjirō Ōkōchi
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Sanshiro Sugata
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Isao Yamagata
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Satomi Oka
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Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
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Hiroko Sakuramachi
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Shunji Sakai
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Eriko Yoshida
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Yasushi Sasaki Director · Tadashi Ogawa Screenplay Kyōji Shirai Author
First release October 29, 1957 · Produced in Japan · Original title 富士に立つ影
Production
Toei Company
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Japan
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Original title
富士に立つ影
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 29, 1957
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No release date listed for United States.
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