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:
Tatsuo Nogami, Teruo Ishii.
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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 | Hajime Takaiwa | Original Concept |
| Writing | Tatsuo Nogami | Screenplay |
| Writing | Teruo Ishii | Screenplay |
| Sound | Masao Yagi | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Katsumi Kawai | Editor |
| Sound | Shunichi Yasuda | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Ryuji Tsukamoto | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Mitsuaki Maeda | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Takeo Waki | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Tōru Hirayama | Assistant Director |
