Movielogr
The Ceiling at Utsunomiya (1956)
Directed by Nobuo Nakagawa
Overview
Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger brother Tadanaga. Before learning of these plots, Ryutaro discovers himself in a predicament of his own when he rushes to the defence of a local girl who is caught between her boyfriend and a greedy businessman. The situation results in many violent one-on-one skirmishes between Ryutaro and the businessman’s many samurai defendants, one of whom enigmatically refuses to reveal his face or use more than just the one hand. Before long, Ryutaro’s top priority is not protecting Iemitsu as it should be, but rather unearthing the true identity of the mystery samurai.
Length 80 minutes
Actors
Ryuzaburo Ogasawara | Akemi Tsukushi | Tetsurō Tamba | Konomi Fuji | Sachiko Tôyama | Yôichi Numata | Masao Mishima | Unpei Yokoyama | Kôtarô Sugie | Ureo Egawa | Shuntarô Emi | Hiroshi Ayukawa | Sôzaburô Kikuchi | Masao Takamatsu | Yôji Misaki