The Swordsman and the Actress (1955)

  • NR
  • 01/09/1955 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 24m

Overview

A fellow member of the company named Hanjiro tells Koharu, an actress in a traveling theatrical troupe, about a keepsake folding fan that his lost love Lady Okyo gave him years ago. It turns out this fan is a precious clan heirloom whose possession, for convoluted reasons, will determine the clan's leadership. Sword-slinging bad guys descend to capture the fan, and Koharu embarks on a road trip to Edo to return the MacGuffin to the rightful hands of Lady Okyo.

Yasushi Sasaki

Director

Tatsuo Nakada

Screenplay

Cast

Chiyonosuke Azuma's headshot

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Hibari Misora's headshot

Hibari Misora

Ryutaro Otomo's headshot

Ryutaro Otomo

Michiko Ôe's headshot

Michiko Ôe

Yoshiko Yashioji's headshot

Yoshiko Yashioji

Chie Ueki's headshot

Chie Ueki

Kyū Sazanka's headshot

Kyū Sazanka

Kunio Kaga's headshot

Kunio Kaga

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