A samurai is struggling to make ends meet at the end of the Edo period. He has students and, among other things, teaches them about the evils of the government. A member of the yakuza thugs has fallen in love with the samurai's daughter and conspires to report the father to the authorities in order to snatch the girl. The samurai's daughter has a boyfriend who hides the father and daughter from the thug.
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Koji Tsuruta
Daikichi Konomura
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Jinbei Yokoii
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Zenbei Okoushi
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Yojimbo
New Tale of Zatoichi
Hiroyuki Nagato
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Pigs and Battleships
The Insect Woman
Saburo Date
Mizuno
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Ugetsu
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Katsuko Wakasugi
Known for
Ghost Story of Yotsuya
Yuko Minami
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Kenji Mori
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Masahiro Makino Director · Toshio Murayama Screenplay Kazuo Yamada Cinematographer
First release September 1, 1954 · Produced in Japan · Original title 此村大吉
Production
Daiei Film
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Japan
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Original title
此村大吉
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 1, 1954
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No release date listed for United States.
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