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Noble Tasuke (1958)
Directed by Tadashi Sawashima
Overview
The story opens in October of 1624 when the newly appointed Shogun Iemitsu visits the famed Kan-ei temple. On his way the procession is disrupted when a small child runs into the street, a crime punishable by execution. One man steps forward to save her life by putting his on the line. Brave and compassionate Isshin Tasuke has come into the limelight as a hero of legendary proportions. His uncanny resemblance to Shogun Iemitsu will lead to many adventures that formed on of the great series in Japanese cinema. With his intelligence and personality, Tasuke seeks to intervene in the struggle between opposing factions in the Shogun’s Ruling Council.
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Kinnosuke Nakamura | Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | Hitomi Nakahara | Shunji Sakai | Harue Akagi | Eijirô Kataoka | Kanji Koshiba | Isao Yamagata | Kotaro Satomi | Kunio Kaga | Ryuko Azuma | Kyoji Sugi | Juro Hoshi | Ryôei Itô | Kinnosuke Takamatsu | Hiroshi Mizuno | Kunijirô Yanagi | Kiyoshi Sawada | Tetsunosuke Tsukigata | Ryûtarô Gomi | Otabe Michimaro | Ikuo Oka | Hiroshi Katô | Tokinosuke Nakamura | Kazutarô Kuni | Yujiro Omi | Kyôichi Hara | Kin'nosuke Fujiki | Hideo Shimada | Ryutaro Chikamatsu | Mitsuo Asano | Reiko Miyama | Fumio Nakano | Tsuyako Okajima | Yuriko Shichijô | Michikazu Kawamura | Hideo Higashi