Ancient Coins
This 1956 adaptation of the novel with the same title puts more focus on the characters and their interactions than the previous version.
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Cast
18 people
Utaemon Ichikawa
Known for
The 47 Ronin
Hizuru Takachiho
Known for
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Shintarô Kawasaki
Shinji Kessoku
Yumiko Hasegawa
Also in
Works of the Fish Man
Souls in the Moonlight III
Choshiro Katsura
Kikuo Tsunoda
Mitsuko Miura
Known for
The 47 Ronin
Shiro Fukai
Sōji Kiyokawa
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Haruhisa Kawada
Also in
The Man Who Disappeared Yesterday
Roppa's Honeymoon
Sadatsugu Matsuda Director · Shinji Kessoku Screenplay Kikuo Tsunoda Story
First release August 29, 1956 · Produced in Japan · Original title 髑髏銭
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
髑髏銭
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · August 29, 1956
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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