Beautiful Tengu (1954)
During the tumultuous end of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Tengu Party rose in rebellion in Mito. Friends from their hometown, Tanaka Genzo and Fujita Koshiro, each walked different paths. Koshiro, who upheld the philosophy of "Revere the Emperor, Expel the Barbarians," became a leader of the Tengu Party, taking refuge in the mountains. Genzo, however, did not have any particular ideological stance.
Director: Kokichi Uchide
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Yatarō Kitagami as 田中源蔵 |
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Eiji Wakasugi as 藤田小四郎 |
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Keiko Yukishiro as おみち |
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Kōji Mitsui as 弥之助 |
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Mutsuko Sakura as おのぶ |
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Ryuji Kita as 武田耕雲斎 |
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Joji Kaieda as 田丸稲之右衛門 |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as 海老名の常造 |
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Kyōko Kusajima as 妻おかつ |
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Mitsuo Nagata as 弁慶の半太郎 |
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Aizo Tamashima as 田中源右衛門 |
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若柳敏三郎 as 佐市 |
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Jotaro Togami as 千種太郎 |
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Hiroshi Aoyama as 下妻新太 |
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光静江 as 芸者菊次 |
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Mariko Ogasawara as 半玉小半 |
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Jinichi Amano as 岡ッ引仁平 |
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Miyuki Ohara as とく |
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Takako Fujino as 雪枝 |
| Writing | Fuji Yahiro | Adaptation |
| Production | Gin'ichi Kishimoto | Producer |
| Art | Kiyoshi Kawamura | Art Direction |
| Writing | Tadashi Ogawa | Original Story |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Costume Design |
| Sound | 奥村泰三 | Recording Supervision |
| Lighting | Shojiro Kanbara | Gaffer |
| Camera | Shinichi Ota | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Chūji Kinoshita | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Kokichi Uchide | Director |