Magistrate of Dice (1961)
Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called to the aid of a beautiful young woman who asks to be abducted on the eve of her wedding so that she would not have to marry a country bumpkin. Instead she plans to go to Edo, where life can be cheap and common criminals run rampant. Can Magistrate Toyama, a gambler himself, see through the plot and keep her safe from harm. Don’t miss this spectacular showpiece of samurai era action led by superstar Kataoka Chiezo in one of his signature roles. When he bares his tattooed right shoulder, all hell breaks loose!
Director:
Kokichi Uchide
Writer:
Kenrō Matsuura
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Chiezo Kataoka as |
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Chiyonosuke Azuma as |
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Eitarō Shindō as |
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Kyoko Aoyama as |
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Satomi Oka as |
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Ryuji Kita as |
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Ryōsuke Kagawa as |
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Yataro Kurokawa as |
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Kōtarō Nirei as |
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Kensaku Hara as |
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Kinichi Hanabusa as |
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Eijirō Kataoka as |
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Kusuo Abe as |
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Hideo Hongo as |
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Sentarō Fushimi as |
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Yoshio Yoshida as |
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Juro Hoshi as |
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Daisuke Awaji as |
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Hiroshi Kato as |
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Ikkō Ōkuni as |
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Michisaburō Segawa as |
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Kinnosuke Takamatsu as |
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Sōji Kiyokawa as |
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Sentaro Kurahashi as |
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Eijirō Sekine as |
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Tokinosuke Nakamura as |
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Shunji Daito as |
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Kajō Onoe as |
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Kunio Hikita as |
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Yoshiko Fujishiro as |
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Kazuo Tokita as |
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Utako Tamaki as |
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Hideo Shimada as |
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Heitaro Gori as |
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Hiroshi Fujikawa as |
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Isamu Dobashi as |
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Katsuyoshi Noma as |
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Yutaka Sera as |
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Hitoshi Ōmae as |
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Kiyoshi Tomomura as |
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Shinji Oda as |
| Writing | Tatsuro Jinde | Original Story |
| Writing | Kenrō Matsuura | Screenplay |
| Sound | Nakaba Takahashi | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Shigeto Miki | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Kenji Tanaka | Lighting Technician |
| Art | Norimichi Igawa | Art Direction |
| Sound | Sadamitsu Ishihara | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Directing | Kokichi Uchide | Director |