Tange Sazen: Heavenly Clouds, Earthly Dragon (1962)
This movie depicts a familiar samurai Tange Sazen story realistically. Tange loses one of his eyes and arms in an attempt to recover a masterpiece sword for his lord. However, his efforts are not appreciated and he becomes a man of hatred.
Director:
Tai Katō
Writer:
Toshirō Ishidō
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Ryutaro Otomo as Sazen Tange |
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Chiyonosuke Azuma as Yokichi |
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Jūshirō Konoe as Ooka Echizen no kami |
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Naoko Kubo as Ofuji |
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Hiroko Sakuramachi as Yayoi |
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Hisako Tsukuba as Chidori |
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Kantarō Suga as Suwa Eizaburō |
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Ushio Akashi as Tessai |
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Kyū Sazanka as Suzukawa Genjuro |
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Takashi Kanda as Gamo Taiken |
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Tokue Hanazawa as Nakamura Daizen |
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Junko Maki as |
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Hiroshi Minami as |
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Eiji Minakata as |
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Yoshimi Kaneda as |
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Shūjirō Kijima as |
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Hiroshi Fujikawa as |
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Hiroshi Hatano as |
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Yoshiki Oyamada as |
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Toshi Komori as |
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Heitaro Gori as |
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Michiyo Mori as |
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Fumiko Yamaji as |
| Directing | Tai Katō | Director |
| Writing | Toshirō Ishidō | Screenplay |
| Editing | Shintarō Miyamoto | Editor |
| Art | Taizō Kawashima | Art Direction |
| Writing | Kaitaro Hasegawa | Original Story |
| Camera | Jūhei Suzuki | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Hajime Kaburagi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ichirō Horiba | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Mitsuaki Maeda | Lighting Technician |