The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)

0.0/10 95 min Drama

Overview

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?

Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa

Yamanouchi Iganosuke

So Yamamura

Councilor Matsudaira Izu

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Nui

Chōichirō Kawarasaki

Gyutaku

Michitarō Mizushima

Akagawa Daizen

Noboru Nakaya

Fujii Sakyo

Eijirō Yanagi

Abbot Tenchu

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Magistrate O'oka Echizen

Shin Tokudaiji

Yoshimune

Ushio Akashi

Ushio Koetsu

Koji Arima

Sangoro Yoshida

Kinji Nakamura

Gatekeeper

Takeshi Sakamoto

Matabei

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