Maiko and the Assassin (1963)
19th century Japan, at the end of the Edo period. A samurai falls in love with a young woman while taking up arms to overthrow the local shogunate.
Director:
Kenji Misumi
Writer:
Kaneto Shindō
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Miwa Takada as Hinagiku |
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Masahiko Tsugawa as Kuki Shinjiro |
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as |
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Jun'ichirō Narita as Fujiki Ichinoshin |
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Kinshiro Matsumoto as |
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Kôichi Yamamoto as |
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Ryūzō Shimada as Katsura Kogoro |
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Michiko Ai as Yoshino |
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Chitose Maki as Hideyakko |
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Yōko Wakasugi as Kimicho |
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Chizuko Takamori as Tae |
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Yoshiko Nakamura as |
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Saburo Date as |
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Seishiro Hara as |
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Tamotsu Tamura as |
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Shoji Ito as |
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Kiyohiko Ichihara as |
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Hiroshi Dômoto as |
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Kōichi Mizuhara as |
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Shinobu Araki as |
| Editing | Kanji Suganuma | Editor |
| Directing | Kenji Misumi | Director |
| Sound | Taichiro Kosugi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Akira Naitō | Art Direction |
| Camera | Shozo Honda | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Kaneto Shindō | Screenplay |