Detective Hibari: Secret of the Golden Coin (1958)
ComedyMysteryHistoryActionMusic
A princess finds life behind the protection of her brother and the high walls of the mansion to be quite dull, so she takes on another identity and lives in a small house in Edo pretending to be a singer but all the while she is actually a Shogunate Detective. Framed by a crooked magistrate for a crime she did not commit, Oshichi must clear her name of false charges after a woman helps to lead a prison break of the notorious Oshu Remnants. Meanwhile the magistrate, Lord Kai, conspires to be rid of her brother, Clan Elder, Lord Abe Iyo. Her only clue is an ornate dagger with a handle made of golden coins.
Director:
Kinnosuke Fukada
Writers:
Ryōzō Kasahara, Kazuo Kasahara.
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Hibari Misora as Oshichi of Abekawa / Princess Tae |
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Kōtarō Satomi as |
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Koinosuke Onoe as Councilor Abe |
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Hiromi Hanazono as |
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Eiko Maruyama as |
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Junko Takashima as |
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Chizuru Kitagawa as |
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Eitarō Shindō as |
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Eijirō Kataoka as |
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Kyoji Sugi as |
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Juro Hoshi as |
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Kunio Kaga as |
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Chiyonosuke Azuma as Sasaki Hyoma |
| Directing | Kinnosuke Fukada | Director |
| Writing | Ryōzō Kasahara | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kazuo Kasahara | Screenplay |
| Sound | Masao Yoneyama | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Taizō Kawashima | Art Direction |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Writing | Torao Setoguchi | Original Story |
| Camera | Ko Matsui | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Koichi Fukuda | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Sadamitsu Ishihara | Sound Recordist |