The Abandoned Swords (1958)
Best friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document revealing the identity of the chosen successor to the Tokugawa Shogun. Gentaro of the Owari clan sets out to retrieve the invaluable document.
Director:
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writer:
Shinji Kessoku
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Chiyonosuke Azuma as |
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Kinnosuke Nakamura as |
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Yumiko Hasegawa as |
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Hibari Misora as |
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Shunji Sakai as |
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Isao Yamagata as |
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Denjirō Ōkōchi as |
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Kōtarō Satomi as |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as |
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Hiroko Sakuramachi as |
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Kan Yanagiya as |
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Shin Tokudaiji as |
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Kensaku Hara as |
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Kunio Kaga as |
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Tokinosuke Nakamura as |
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Kenji Kusumoto as |
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Kazutarō Kuni as |
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Masao Hori as |
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Reiji Tsumura as |
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Tetsunosuke Tsukigata as |
| Writing | Shinji Kessoku | Screenplay |
| Sound | Kenjirō Tōjō | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Eiji Yoshikawa | Original Story |
| Sound | Shiro Fukai | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Taizō Kawashima | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Haruo Nakayama | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Shintarō Kawasaki | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Directing | Sadatsugu Matsuda | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Costume Design |