Movielogr
The Edo Official and Apprentice (1959)
Directed by Tadashi Sawashima
Overview
It’s an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the “Long-Sleeve Burglar”. Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!
Length 86 minutes
Actors
Chiezô Kataoka | Chizuru Kitagawa | Keiko Yukishiro | Yumi Ichijô | Hiromi Hanazono | Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | Kunio Kaga | Shin Tokudaiji | Eijirô Kataoka | Sonosuke Sawamura | Kichijirô Ueda | Kusuo Abe | Haruo Tanaka | Kinichi Hanabusa | Tokinosuke Nakamura | Hiroshi Shima | Miss Wakasa | Ushio Akashi | Masanori Takeda | Michisaburo Segawa | Hibari Misora | Kunio Hikita | Hideo Shimada | Yoshiko Tsukibue | Shinnosuke Ogata | Ryûtarô Aoyagi | Kokichi Nakamura | Kajô Onoe | Kyôji Tôyama | Shinji Oda | Otabe Michimaro | Hideo Higashi | Harue Akagi