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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

1961·Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa

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Released
September 13, 1961
Runtime
1h 35m

About The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

  • Drama

Synopsis

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?

Director
  • Nobuo Nakagawa
Writer
  • Shinobu Hashimoto
Original title
八百万石に挑む男

Principal cast

In billing order
  • Utaemon IchikawaYamanouchi Iganosuke
  • So YamamuraCouncilor Matsudaira Izu
  • Hiroko SakuramachiNui
  • Chōichirō KawarasakiGyutaku
  • Michitarō MizushimaAkagawa Daizen
  • Noboru NakayaFujii Sakyo
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