The Edo Official and Apprentice (1959)
It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!
Director:
Tadashi Sawashima
Writer:
Tadashi Sawashima
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Chiezo Kataoka as |
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Chizuru Kitagawa as |
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Keiko Yukishiro as |
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Yumi Ichijô as |
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Hiromi Hanazono as |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as |
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Kunio Kaga as |
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Shin Tokudaiji as |
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Eijirō Kataoka as |
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Sonosuke Sawamura as |
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Kichijirō Ueda as |
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Kusuo Abe as |
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Haruo Tanaka as |
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Kinichi Hanabusa as |
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Tokinosuke Nakamura as |
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Hiroshi Shima as |
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Miss Wakasa as |
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Ushio Akashi as |
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Masanori Takeda as |
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Michisaburō Segawa as |
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Hibari Misora as |
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Kunio Hikita as |
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Hideo Shimada as |
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Yoshiko Tsukibue as |
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Shinnosuke Ogata as |
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Ryūtarō Aoyagi as |
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Kokichi Nakamura as |
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Kajō Onoe as |
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Kyōji Tōyama as |
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Shinji Oda as |
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Michimaro Otabe as |
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Hideo Higashi as |
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Harue Akagi as |
| Directing | Tadashi Sawashima | Director |
| Lighting | Kenji Tanaka | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Sadamitsu Ishihara | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Takeo Itō | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Tadashi Sawashima | Screenplay |
| Writing | Hideo Oguni | Original Story |
| Sound | Nakaba Takahashi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Akira Yoshimura | Art Direction |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |