Movielogr
Lord Mito 2: The Nation's Vice Shogun (1959)
Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
Overview
After settling the matter of shogunal succession, the retired Old Lord of Mito finds himself in a sea of trouble when he gets involved in the succession of the Takamatsu clan. The usurpers try by every means to effect their takeover, even if it leads to blood being spilled. Along with Kaku and Suke, the elder must face the most dangerous time of his life, in a battle against those corrupt individuals who would use any means to further their dastardly conspiracy, regardless of how many lives might be destroyed. The great Misora Hibari gives a bravura performance, as does the rest of this all-star cast. This is another outstanding effort on the part of the Toei Films, blending fact and fiction to bright back Japan’s golden era of the Genroku period.
Length 94 minutes
Actors
Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | Kinnosuke Nakamura | Chiyonosuke Azuma | Kotaro Satomi | Satomi Oka | Tomisaburo Wakayama | Masao Mishima | Kyoji Sugi | Juro Hoshi | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Kanji Koshiba | Koji Arima | Tetsunosuke Tsukigata | Yuji Kamishiro | Hiroshi Mizuno | Yoshiko Tsukibue | Ryuichi Nagashima | Masanori Takeda | Koji Kiyomura | Shinnosuke Ogata | Shintaro Nasu | Tomiyasu Ikeda | Kazutarô Kuni | Otabe Michimaro | Kenji Kusumoto | Kinnosuke Takamatsu | Tokumaro Dan | Ryôei Itô | Takamaru Sasaki | Kusuo Abe | Kunio Kaga | Denjirô Ôkôchi | Isao Yamagata | Eitarô Shindô | Hibari Misora | Hashizo Okawa