Bloody Battle at Dawn (1959)
A story of revenge between two samurai families on the Igagoe Road. Araki Mataemon born in the province of Iga. He studied the art of the sword under the Yagyu family. He helped the younger brother of his wife Watanabe Kazuma take revenge on his enemy Kawai Matagoro. Ichikawa Utaemon plays Araki Matemon and his son Kinya Kataoji plays Kazuma.
Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
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Hiromi Hanazono as |
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Utaemon Ichikawa as |
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Kinya Kitaoji as |
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Satomi Oka as |
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Kōtarō Satomi as |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as |
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Isao Yamagata as |
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Hashizo Ōkawa as |
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Denjirō Ōkōchi as |
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Ryutaro Otomo as |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tadaoto Kainoshō | Costume Design |
| Sound | Saburo Tominaga | Music |
| Art | Takatoshi Suzuki | Art Direction |
| Directing | Sadatsugu Matsuda | Director |
| Writing | Shoji Matsumura | Writer |
| Camera | Shintarō Kawasaki | Director of Photography |