It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!
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Part of Tōyama no Kin-san Collection
18 films
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Short Sword Magistrate
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Falcon Magistrate
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Fireball Magistrate
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Whirlwind Magistrate
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The Edo Official and Apprentice
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Cast
44 people
Chiezo Kataoka
Also in
13 Assassins
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Chizuru Kitagawa
Known for
Anatahan
Hideo Oguni
Tadashi Sawashima
Jun'ichirô Tamaki
Keiko Yukishiro
Also in
Night Drum
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
Shintarô Miyamoto
Hisato Toyonaga
Yumi Ichijô
Also in
Mission to Hell
Nanairo Kamen
Nakaba Takahashi
Hiromi Hanazono
Also in
Bloody Battle at Dawn
The South Sea Wolf
Sadamitsu Ishihara
Tadashi Sawashima Director · Hideo Oguni Story Nakaba Takahashi Composer
First release July 25, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Original title 江戸っ子判官とふり袖小僧
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
江戸っ子判官とふり袖小僧
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 25, 1959
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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