First of nine films based on the novel. The first live-action adaptation focuses on the origins of how Akadô Suzunosuke learned his skills as a swordsman.
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9 films
Akadô Suzunosuke
Movie · 1957
Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight
Movie · 1957
Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang
Movie · 1957
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
Movie · 1957
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
Movie · 1957
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
Movie · 1957
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes
Movie · 1958
Akado Suzunosuke: The Thunder Man of Black Cloud Valley
Movie · 1958
Akado Suzunosuke: The Defeat of the Skull Mask Gang
Movie · 1958
Cast
24 people
Shoji Umewaka
Akadô Suzunosuke
Also in
White Snake Woman
Ghost from the Continent
Naritoshi Hayashi
Known for
An Actor's Revenge
Hiroshi Imai
Masaji Umeiwa
Suzunosuke Akadô
Tsunayoshi Takeuchi
Bin Kato
Yataro Kurokawa
Known for
Gate of Hell
Tetsurō Yoshida
Also in
Forever Young Concert 吉田拓郎・かぐや姫 in つま恋 2006
Shigeo Nishida
Yōko Uraji
Also in
The Ghost of Yotsuya
Ninja, A Band of Assassins
Shin Sakai
Tamao Nakamura
Known for
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Bin Katō Director · Tsunayoshi Takeuchi Story Urato Watanabe Composer
First release May 21, 1957 · Produced in Japan · Original title 赤胴鈴之助
Production
Daiei Film
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
赤胴鈴之助
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 21, 1957
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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