Okatsu the Fugitive (1969)
Okatsu the Fugitive is the third film in the "Ohyaku/Okatsu" series. Okatsu; a "tomboy" who is good with a sword. Her father has found her a man to marry and actually she doesn't seem too upset about the situation. At the same time, a bunch of farmers are being slaughtered by a corrupt group running a tobacco smuggling ring. They're being investigated by a man who is documenting their crimes and when they find out about it, they torture him for information but get none. It's not long before he and Okatsu's mother wind up dead and she sets out for revenge.
Director:
Nobuo Nakagawa
Writers:
Eimei Yamamoto, Kōji Takada.
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Junko Miyazono as Okatsu, the female samurai |
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Yatarō Kitagami as |
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Hiroshi Nawa as |
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Reiko Oshida as |
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Tatsuo Umemiya as |
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Akitake Kōno as |
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Hisaya Ito as |
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Tōru Abe as |
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Yōichi Numata as |
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Yasushi Suzuki as |
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Junko Toda as |
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Yuko Minakaze as |
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Genshū Hanayagi as |
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Chie Kobayashi as |
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Akikane Sawa as |
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Seiya Satō as |
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Takashi Hio as |
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Hiroshi Date as |
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中島信義 as |
| Directing | Nobuo Nakagawa | Director |
| Camera | Yoshikazu Yamasawa | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Eimei Yamamoto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kōji Takada | Screenplay |
| Sound | Koichi Kawabe | Original Music Composer |
| Lighting | Hideo Motomochi | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Tadayuki Komatsu | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Yoshiki Nagasawa | Editor |
| Production | Akio Anzai | Producer |
| Art | Hiroshi Fujita | Art Direction |
