Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun (1959)
After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a sea of trouble when he gets involved in the succession of the Takamatsu clan. The usurpers try by every means to effect their takeover, even if it leads to blood being spilled. Along with Kaku and Suke, the elder must face the most dangerous time of his life, in a battle against those corrupt individuals who would use any means to further their dastardly conspiracy, regardless of how many lives might be destroyed. The great Misora Hibari gives a bravura performance, as does the rest of this all-star cast. This is another outstanding effort on the part of the Toei Films, blending fact and fiction to bright back Japan’s golden era of the Genroku period.
Director:
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writer:
Hideo Oguni
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as |
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Kinnosuke Nakamura as |
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Chiyonosuke Azuma as |
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Kōtarō Satomi as |
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Satomi Oka as |
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as |
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Masao Mishima as |
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Kyoji Sugi as |
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Juro Hoshi as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Kanji Koshiba as |
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Koji Arima as |
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Tetsunosuke Tsukigata as |
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Yuji Kamishiro as |
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Hiroshi Mizuno as |
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Yoshiko Tsukibue as |
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Ryuichi Nagashima as |
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Masanori Takeda as |
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Koji Kiyomura as |
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Shinnosuke Ogata as |
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Shintaro Nasu as |
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Tomiyasu Ikeda as |
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Kazutarō Kuni as |
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Michimaro Otabe as |
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Kenji Kusumoto as |
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu as |
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Tokumaro Dan as |
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Ryōei Itō as |
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Takamaru Sasaki as |
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Kusuo Abe as |
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Kunio Kaga as |
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Denjirō Ōkōchi as |
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Isao Yamagata as |
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Eitarō Shindō as |
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Hibari Misora as |
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Hashizo Ōkawa as |
| Directing | Sadatsugu Matsuda | Director |
| Writing | Hideo Oguni | Screenplay |
| Lighting | Haruo Nakayama | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Kenjirō Tōjō | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Takatoshi Suzuki | Art Direction |
| Sound | Shiro Fukai | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Shintarō Kawasaki | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |