Five Men of Edo (1951)
During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!
Director: Daisuke Itō
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Tsumasaburō Bandō as Banzuin Chobei |
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Utaemon Ichikawa as Jurozaemon Mizuno |
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Isuzu Yamada as Okane, Chobei's wife |
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Kōkichi Takada as Takamisawa |
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Masao Mishima as Tonosuke Kondo |
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Kusuo Abe as Yume no Ichirobei |
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Toshiko Ayukawa as Katsu, town geisha |
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Bandō Mitsugorō VIII as |
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Kawarasaki Gonzaburo as Mizuki Ayame |
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Kogiku Hanayagi as Oiran Komurasaki |
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Kodayu Ichikawa as Matsudaira Izu-no-kami |
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Joji Kaida as Naruse (Shogun's envoy) |
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Gonjurô Kawarazaki as |
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Kōji Mitsui as Kodaira |
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Mitsuo Nagata as Dejiri Seibei |
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Ryutaro Otomo as |
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Kazunari Motomatsu as Itarō Segare |
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Eitarō Shindō as Gonhei |
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Yoshito Yamaji as Tsunaemon Watanabe |
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Reizaburo Yamamoto as Hikozaemon Okubo |
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Mieko Takamine as Okinu |
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Yōko Wakasugi as Servant Ohatsu |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as Sogoro |
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Teiji Takahashi as Shirai |
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Kyōko Kusajima as Nakai |
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Saeko Ozuki as Daughter Myohime |
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Hiroyuki Nagato as |
| Production | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Researcher |
| Writing | Shin'ichi Yanagawa | Writer |
| Writing | Yoshikata Yoda | Writer |
| Writing | Fuji Yahiro | Writer |
| Production | Kōichirō Ogura | Producer |
| Art | Heikichi Kakui | Art Direction |
| Editing | Mitsuzō Miyata | Editor |
| Directing | Daisuke Itō | Director |
| Production | Sennosuke Tsukimori | Producer |
| Sound | Shiro Fukai | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Hideo Ishimoto | Director of Photography |
