Souls in the Moonlight (1957)

7.0/10 • 106 min • Drama

Overview

First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesnt hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good. Despite the authors explicit refusal, the series were later made into plays and movies several times.

Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Tsukue Ryunosuke

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Yumiko Hasegawa

Satomi Oka

Omatsu

Koji Arima

Sumiko Hidaka

Bokuzen Hidari

Eijirō Kataoka

Gorō Kawabe

Sōji Kiyokawa

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