The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
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A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?
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Cast
37 people
Utaemon Ichikawa
Yamanouchi Iganosuke
Known for
The 47 Ronin
So Yamamura
Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Known for
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Tokyo Story
Nobuo Nakagawa
Shinobu Hashimoto
Minoru Miki
Tatsuo Sakamaki
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Nui
Also in
Magic Boy
Big Time Gambling Boss
Michiaki Watanabe
Naoya Taguchi
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Gyutaku
Known for
Profound Desires of the Gods
Rhapsody in August
Shintarô Miyamoto
Michitarō Mizushima
Akagawa Daizen
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Nobuo Nakagawa Director · Shinobu Hashimoto Screenplay Chumei Watanabe Composer
First release September 13, 1961 · Produced in Japan · Original title 八百万石に挑む男
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
八百万石に挑む男
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 13, 1961
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