Sakura Official (1962)
As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his career. In a masterfully woven tale, he has to face the truth about his estranged father’s possible involvement in a nefarious plot to take over rule of the Hizen Shimabara clan by assassinating the rightful lord, his son, and install one of Shogun Ienari’s offspring as daimyo.
Director:
Shigehiro Ozawa
Writer:
Kinya Naoi
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Chiezo Kataoka as |
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Yoshie Mizutani as |
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Kikuko Hojo as |
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Yumiko Mihara as |
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Kenji Susukida as |
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Ryūji Shinagawa as |
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Eijirō Yanagi as |
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Yūnosuke Itō as |
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Isao Yamagata as |
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Ushio Akashi as |
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu as |
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Kyōnosuke Murai as |
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Shōtarō Hayashi as |
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Hiroshi Mizuno as |
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Masao Hori as |
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Shinnosuke Ogata as |
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Hiroshi Kato as |
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Ryōji Kōzuki as |
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Yoshio Yoshida as |
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Ryūko Azuma as |
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Kisho Nomura as |
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Akira Shioji as |
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Kunijirō Yanagi as |
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Haruko Izumi as |
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Harumi Matsukaze as |
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Hiroshi Fujikawa as |
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Koji Tsuruta as |
| Directing | Shigehiro Ozawa | Director |
| Camera | Takeo Itō | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Tatsuro Jinde | Original Story |
| Sound | Eiichi Yamada | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Kinya Naoi | Screenplay |
| Sound | Sadamitsu Ishihara | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Art | Norimichi Igawa | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Yoshiaki Masuda | Lighting Technician |