The Shogun's Vault (1964)
Okawa Hashizo is 'Red Peony' Hanji who is thrown into a prison cell where he gets involved in a plot to steal government gold from the Shogun's vault. A tough fighter, he has to show his ability in order to keep from getting himself killed by the prisoners, too. Co-starring some of the biggest name in movies at the time, including Kataoka Chiezo and Tanba Tetsuro this film is loaded with surprises. From the opening moments when prisoners carry out their own form of justice, killing a crooked ex-constable, it is clear that this is the work of a visionary filmmaker.
Director:
Teruo Ishii
Writers:
Teruo Ishii, Tatsuo Nogami.
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Hashizo Ōkawa as |
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Chiezo Kataoka as |
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Yukiji Asaoka as |
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Tetsuro Tamba as |
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Naoki Sugiura as |
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Tōru Abe as |
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Yoshirō Aoki as |
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Kenji Ushio as |
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Kenji Imai as |
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Kyōsuke Machida as |
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Michimaro Otabe as |
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Ichirō Izawa as |
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Masao Hori as |
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Yujiro Omi as |
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Yūzaburō Sakaguchi as |
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Sentarō Fushimi as |
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu as |
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Ryōta Minowada as |
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Ikuo Oka as |
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Keijiro Suehiro as |
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Kaoru Kyōmachi as |
| Directing | Teruo Ishii | Director |
| Writing | Teruo Ishii | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hajime Takaiwa | Original Concept |
| Editing | Katsumi Kawai | Editor |
| Lighting | Mitsuaki Maeda | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Shunichi Yasuda | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Tatsuo Nogami | Screenplay |
| Sound | Masao Yagi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Ryuji Tsukamoto | Art Direction |
| Camera | Takeo Waki | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Tōru Hirayama | Assistant Director |
