Akadô Suzunosuke (1957)
First of nine films based on the novel. The first live-action adaptation focuses on the origins of how Akadô Suzunosuke learned his skills as a swordsman.
Director: Bin Katō
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Shoji Umewaka as Akadô Suzunosuke |
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Naritoshi Hayashi as |
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Yataro Kurokawa as |
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Yōko Uraji as |
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Tamao Nakamura as |
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Sumire Harukaze as |
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Setsuko Hama as |
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Shōzō Nanbu as |
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Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka as |
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Eigorō Onoe as |
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Shintarō Nanjō as |
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Teruyo Asagumo as |
| Writing | Tsunayoshi Takeuchi | Story |
| Directing | Bin Katō | Director |
| Production | Shin Sakai | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Hiroshi Imai | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Masahiro Okumura | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Urato Watanabe | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Shuhei Kikuchi | Art Direction |
| Editing | Shigeo Nishida | Editor |
| Lighting | Kenji Furuya | Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Masateru Nishiyama | Assistant Director |