Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan (1956)
It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!
Director:
Katsuhiko Tasaka
Writer:
Hyōgo Suzuki
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Raizō Ichikawa as Hyosuke Yagyu |
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Shintarō Katsu as Tsunashiro |
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Naritoshi Hayashi as |
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Shunji Natsume as |
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Miyako Tachibana as |
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Yataro Kurokawa as Miyamoto Musashi |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Rieko Sumi as |
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Kodayu Ichikawa as |
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Ken Mitsuda as |
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Shōzō Nanbu as |
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Hiroshi Mizuno as |
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Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka as |
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Saburo Date as |
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Yukio Horikita as |
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Jun Fujikawa as |
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Fumihiko Yokoyama as |
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Ikkei Tamaki as |
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Akira Shimizu as |
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Yūji Hamada as |
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Kazuo Ōbayashi as |
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Ryū Takeda as |
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Sachio Yasuda as |
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Asako Takahara as |
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Kanae Kobayashi as |
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Sayoko Nakagami as |
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Keiko Koyanagi as |
| Directing | Katsuhiko Tasaka | Director |
| Crew | Kōhei Sugiyama | Cinematography |
| Writing | Kōsuke Gomi | Novel |
| Sound | Seiichi Suzuki | Music |
| Writing | Hyōgo Suzuki | Screenplay |