Aoi Secret Book (1958)
A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a mysterious standoff over the Secret Book of Aoi, which will determine the rise or fall of the 350,000-koku Mito clan, and showcasing swashbuckling swordsmanship.
Director:
Shigehiro Ozawa
Writer:
Shinji Kessoku
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Utaemon Ichikawa as Uotaro Toge |
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Sentarō Fushimi as Hoshinojo Toge |
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Satomi Oka as Oen |
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Shin Tokudaiji as Sakon Sugai |
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Michiyo Aratama as Asayo |
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Kogiku Hanayagi as Oshima |
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Shunji Sakai as Kerohachi |
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Koinosuke Onoe as Nariaki Mito |
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Isao Yamagata as Higashiko Fujita |
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Kunio Kaga as Isenokami Abe |
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Eitarō Shindō as Monjuro Kaida |
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Yoshio Yoshida as Osho |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as Nadaemon Mizunoya |
| Directing | Shigehiro Ozawa | Director |
| Writing | Shinji Kessoku | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kikuo Tsunoda | Novel |
| Sound | Eiichi Yamada | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Takeo Itō | Director of Photography |