Seven from Edo (1958)
When Katsukawa, a low ranking vassal, learns that his greedy superior, Tatewaki, has hatched a plan to expand his territory, he and his comrades decide to take matters into their own hands. Lots of action in this all-star production from Toei Films, the foremost studio during that era. As with so many of their films, this is highly entertaining, with lots of plot twists and exciting swordplay
Director:
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writer:
Yoshitake Hisa
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Utaemon Ichikawa as Katsukawa |
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Koinosuke Onoe as Nitta |
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Sentarō Fushimi as Sagara |
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Chiyonosuke Azuma as Murase |
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Shinobu Chihara as Rengetsu |
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Takashi Shimura as Sagamiya |
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Hashizo Ōkawa as Akizuki |
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Ryutaro Otomo as Hirahara |
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Kyonosuke Nango as Murayama |
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Hiroko Sakuramachi as Ichi |
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Kogiku Hanayagi as Somekichi |
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Hiromi Hanazono as Osen |
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Kunio Kaga as Kaizuka |
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Isao Yamagata as Tatewaki |
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Kenji Susukida as Manabe |
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Jun Usami as Matsuno |
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Kensaku Hara as |
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Kusuo Abe as |
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Yoshio Yoshida as |
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Entatsu Yokoyama as |
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Sōji Kiyokawa as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Ryōei Itō as |
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Ushio Akashi as |
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Tsukie Matsuura as |
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Toyoko Yoshino as |
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Harue Akagi as |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Costume Design |
| Directing | Sadatsugu Matsuda | Director |
| Production | Hiroshi Okawa | Producer |
| Art | Taizō Kawashima | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Kenichi Tanabe | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Sound | Sadamitsu Ishihara | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Shiro Fukai | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Yoshitake Hisa | Screenplay |
| Camera | Shintarō Kawasaki | Director of Photography |