Beautiful Gonpati (1954)
A foot soldier from Tottori domain named Shirai Gonpachi showcased exceptional swordsmanship that even surpassed the domain's champion Honjo Sukehichi during a ceremonial match. Though Gonpachi was promised a promotion to samurai status due to his skills, Sukehichi's father Sukezaemon's intervention out of jealousy prevented this. In anger, Gonpachi killed Sukezaemon and, without realizing it, also mistakenly killed Tomoe, his lover's brother Tsushimo Uemon. Following this, he fled to Kyoto, seeking shelter at the "Murasa" inn operated by Uemon's aunt.
Director: Tatsuo Ōsone
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Teiji Takahashi as 白井権八 |
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Michiko Saga as お富津 |
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Yukiko Shimazaki as 小柴 |
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Yatarō Kitagami as 本庄助七 |
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Hiroyuki Nagato as 本庄助八 |
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Shin Tokudaiji as 津下友右衛門 |
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Kodayu Ichikawa as 白井庄右衛門 |
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Jotaro Togami as 本庄助左衛門 |
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Satoshi Nishida as 仁礼兵庫之助 |
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Hinode Nishikawa as 芸人松井源水 |
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Shirō Ōsaka as 桜川小善平 |
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Chieko Naniwa as およし |
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Jūshirō Konoe as 鵜飼の仁助 |
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Reiko Kitami as 村雨の女将 |
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Minpei Tomimoto as 三浦屋惣右衛門 |
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Mitsuo Nagata as 村山座の座主 |
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Kokinji Katsura as 下っ引千太 |
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永井広数 as 雲助 |
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Hideki Kato as 蔵屋敷詰原海 |
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Eijirō Hose as 蔵屋敷詰安倍 |
| Directing | Tatsuo Ōsone | Director |
| Art | Hiroshi Mizutani | Art Direction |
| Sound | 福安雅春 | Recording Supervision |
| Production | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Researcher |
| Writing | Hyōgo Suzuki | Adaptation |
| Writing | Seiji Haji | Original Story |
| Production | Shigeki Sugiyama | Producer |
| Lighting | Shigeo Terada | Gaffer |
| Camera | Hideo Ishimoto | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Seiichi Suzuki | Original Music Composer |
