Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

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

Release Date: 1956-02-26
Status: Released
Run time: 83 min / 1:23
Production Company : Daiei Film
Production Country: Japan

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	Raizō Ichikawa as Hyosuke Yagyu
	Shintarō Katsu as Tsunashiro
	Naritoshi Hayashi as
	Shunji Natsume as
	Miyako Tachibana as
	Yataro Kurokawa as Miyamoto Musashi
	Ryōsuke Kagawa as
	Rieko Sumi as
	Kodayu Ichikawa as
	Ken Mitsuda as
	Shōzō Nanbu as
	Hiroshi Mizuno as
	Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka as
	Saburo Date as
	Yukio Horikita as
	Jun Fujikawa as
	Fumihiko Yokoyama as
	Ikkei Tamaki as
	Akira Shimizu as
	Yūji Hamada as
	Kazuo Ōbayashi as
	Ryū Takeda as
	Sachio Yasuda as
	Asako Takahara as
	Kanae Kobayashi as
	Sayoko Nakagami as
	Keiko Koyanagi as