Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958)
Master swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.
Director:
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writer:
Yoshitake Hisa
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Utaemon Ichikawa as Saotome Mondonosuke |
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Hashizo Ōkawa as Minobe Shinbei |
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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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Kinya Kitaoji as |
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Satomi Oka as |
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Hiroko Sakuramachi as |
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Harumi Urazato as |
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Hiromi Hanazono as |
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Keiko Okawa as |
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Eitarō Shindō as |
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Isao Yamagata as |
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Kensaku Hara as |
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Kunio Kaga as |
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Kenji Susukida as |
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Eijirō Kataoka as |
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Entatsu Yokoyama as |
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Kyoji Sugi as |
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Ryōei Itō as |
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Kogiku Hanayagi as |
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Yumiko Hasegawa as |
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Chie Ueki as |
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Shinobu Chihara as |
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata as |
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Kyonosuke Nango as |
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Denjirō Ōkōchi as |
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu as |
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Tetsunosuke Tsukigata as |
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Shin Tokudaiji as |
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Eijirō Yanagi as |
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Ryutaro Otomo as |
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Chiezo Kataoka as |
| Writing | Yoshitake Hisa | Screenplay |
| Directing | Sadatsugu Matsuda | Director |
| Camera | Shintarō Kawasaki | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Mitsuzō Sasaki | Original Story |
| Art | Taizō Kawashima | Art Direction |
| Sound | Shiro Fukai | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Kenjirō Tōjō | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Haruo Nakayama | Lighting Technician |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |