Tsukigata Hanpeita
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During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas of how to overthrow the corrupt government and end the bloodshed between the Choshu and Satsuma clans which would ultimately lead to the alliance of these 2 clans and restoration of the emperor to full power. Based on the play that made Sawada Shojiro famous, this is the story of Tsukigata Hanpeita, a forward looking samurai from Choshu, who along with Katsura Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma of Tosa worked to bring their dream of a new era in Japan.
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Utaemon Ichikawa
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Known for
The 47 Ronin
Isuzu Yamada
Somehachi
Known for
Throne of Blood
Yojimbo
Kokichi Uchide
Hyōgo Suzuki
Tetsuo Ichikawa
Mitsuzô Miyata
Hibari Misora
Hinagiku
Also in
Ghost in the Well
So Young, So Bright
Kôichirô Ogura
Taro Takahashi
Masao Aoyama
Also in
Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin
The Life of a Uniquely Interesting Man: Katsura Harudanji
Isamu Nagae
Chizuru Kitagawa
Umematsu
Known for
Anatahan
Kokichi Uchide Director · Hyōgo Suzuki Screenplay Isamu Nagae Screenplay
First release May 29, 1952 · Produced in Japan · Original title 月形半平太
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
月形半平太
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 29, 1952
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No release date listed for United States.
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