In the third entry into this mega-hit series, Isshin Tasuke, a spirited fishmonger in Edo who looks just like Shogun Iemitsu undergoes a series of unforeseen troubles in his newly wedded life.
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Part of Isshin Tasuke
5 films
Cast
32 people
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Known for
Goyokin
Hitomi Nakahara
Also in
All My Children
Kimi no na wa
Tadashi Sawashima
Takaya Ogawa
Satomi Oka
Also in
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
13 Assassins
Kimiharu Tsujino
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Isao Yamagata
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
Samurai Rebellion
Eitarō Shindō
Known for
Sansho the Bailiff
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Masao Mishima
Known for
Harakiri
Late Spring
Denjirô Ôkôchi
Tadashi Sawashima Director · Makoto Tsuboi Cinematographer Shintarō Miyamoto Editor
First release November 29, 1959 · Produced in Japan · Original title 一心太助 男の中の男一匹
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
一心太助 男の中の男一匹
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 29, 1959
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No release date listed for United States.
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