Movielogr
Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan (1956)
Directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka
Overview
It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!
Length 83 minutes
Actors
Raizō Ichikawa | Shintarō Katsu | Naritoshi Hayashi | Shunji Natsume | Miyako Tachibana | Yataro Kurokawa | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Rieko Sumi | Kodayu Ichikawa | Ken Mitsuda | Shôzô Nanbu | Hiroshi Mizuno | Ryûzaburô Mitsuoka | Saburo Date | Yukio Horikita | Jun Fujikawa | Fumihiko Yokoyama | Ikkei Tamaki | Akira Shimizu | Yûji Hamada | Kazuo Ôbayashi | Ryû Takeda | Sachio Yasuda | Asako Takahara | Kanae Kobayashi | Sayoko Nakagami | Keiko Koyanagi