When a former artisan is tricked into putting his sister up as collateral for a loan by a gangster boss in a crooked gambling casino it sets in motion the story of Ooka Echizen, the famed magistrate of Edo during the reign of Shogun Tsuneyoshi. In a world where humans bow down to dogs and are beheaded for harming them, it's a wonder people can survive at all. Nakamura Kinnosuke is a former samurai who has left the fold to live freely and must put his life on the line to save the girl he loves, and rescue her from the yakuza who duped her brother. When the truth comes out about his background, he is forced to take on the role of Edo Magistrate, a decision that brings him unimaginable heartache and danger!
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Cast
32 people
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Chu/Tadasuke
Known for
Goyokin
Sumiko Hidaka
Known for
Double Suicide
Yasushi Sasaki
Hajime Hirata
Keiko Okawa
Also in
Eleven Samurai
The Forbidden Castle
Naoyuki Suzuki
Satomi Oka
Also in
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
13 Assassins
Isao Yamagata
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Samurai Rebellion
Eijirō Tōno
Known for
Seven Samurai
Tokyo Story
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Juro Hoshi
Also in
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun
Roughneck From Asama
Haruo Tanaka
Known for
Ikiru
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Yasushi Sasaki Director · Naoyuki Suzuki Screenplay
First release March 12, 1961 · Produced in Japan · Original title 江戸っ子奉行 天下を斬る男
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Toei Company
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Japan
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Original title
江戸っ子奉行 天下を斬る男
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · March 12, 1961
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