A gripping historical drama full of suspense and a mysterious bewitching mood. A puzzle of a turbulent era in which various characters fall into a maelstrom of events - a pretty girl, a strange beggar woman, a charming thief, a clever detective, the famous magistrate Toyama Saemon no jo, they all struggle to unravel this mystery of the white bell, which provoked the sudden disappearance of two beautiful women caught in one place at the same time at midnight.
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Cast
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Matasaburô Niwa
Unazuki Hyogo
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Kamen Rider
Zatoichi on the Road
Naritoshi Hayashi
Kumagoro
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An Actor's Revenge
Ryūzō Shimada
Lt. Saemon Toyama
Known for
The Tale of Zatoichi
Daimajin
Chitose Maki
Known for
New Tale of Zatoichi
Tokiko Mita
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Ugetsu
Samurai Vendetta
Ryōko Kamo
Also in
The Broken Commandment
Shikaku yashiki
Michiko Ai
Known for
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Yōko Wakasugi
Known for
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Kimiko Tachibana
Known for
Audition
Chikamatsu Monogatari
Ichirō Amano
Known for
Ugetsu
Sumao Ishihara
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A Geisha
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Jun Fujikawa
Known for
Anatahan
Irezumi
Bin Katō Director · Tetsurō Yoshida Screenplay Nakaba Takahashi Composer
First release December 21, 1960 · Produced in Japan · Original title 妖花伝
Production
Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
妖花伝
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 21, 1960
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