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八州遊侠伝 男の盃

This is one of the many films based on the legend of Chuji Kunisada, a wandering gambler and a defender of the weak in the Edo period. In other words, he was the Japanese Robin Hood. In this film Kunisada (Chiezo Kataoka) arrives to a small town terrorized by an evil gang. He insists that he is not Kunisada, as the word is Kunisada has been executed, but of course the audience know better. Sonny Chiba plays an unusual supporting role as a helpless young man unable to defend himself from the gangsters. He does, however, get to play taiko drums and dance with Junko Fuji (who makes her film debut here). Chiba's father, an old judge who helps Kunisada, is played by Takashi Shimura. The film hardly anything exceptional, but it's a pretty decent jidai geki / yakuza drama.

Release : June 30, 1963

Budget : $0.00

Revenue : $0.00

Duration : 83 minutes

Rating : 0.00

Credits

Chiezō Kataoka

Chiezō Kataoka ( 片岡千恵蔵 )

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba ( 千葉真一 )

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura ( 志村喬 )

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji ( 富司純子 )

Yachiyo Ōtori

Yachiyo Ōtori ( 鳳八千代 )

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara ( 原健策 )

Jotaro Togami

Jotaro Togami ( 戸上城太郎 )

Shunji Sakai

Shunji Sakai ( 堺駿二 )

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka ( 田中春男 )

Michitarō Mizushima

Michitarō Mizushima ( 水島道太郎 )

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Kentaro Ozato ( Kentaro Ozato )

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Shunya Wazaki ( 和崎俊哉 )

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