Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to Edo Castle. Instead of reporting their find to local authorities, they decide to blackmail the lords who created the forbidden passage. To prove their crime, Magistrate Toyama Kinshiro launches a private undercover investigation.
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Part of Tōyama no Kin-san Collection
18 films
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Fireball Magistrate
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Cast
20 people
Chiezo Kataoka
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13 Assassins
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Shinjirō Ehara
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Invasion of the Neptune Men
Rice
Sadaji Yoshida
Kinnosuke Fukada
Jun'ichirô Tamaki
Tatsuro Jinde
Keiko Yukishiro
Also in
Night Drum
She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum
Shinji Kessoku
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Also in
Magic Boy
Big Time Gambling Boss
Chie Ueki
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Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji
Chikamatsu's Love in Osaka
Harumi Urazato
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Travels of Lord Mito Pt.10: Demon Naruto
Scramble for Fortune
Kenji Susukida
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Magic Boy
Tuition
Kinnosuke Fukada Director · Shinji Kessoku Writer Tatsuro Jinde Story
First release May 12, 1958 · Produced in Japan · Original title 火の玉奉行
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
火の玉奉行
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 12, 1958
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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