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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958)
Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
Overview
Master swordsman and loya ‘Hatamoto’ (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.
Length 109 minutes
Actors
Utaemon Ichikawa | Hashizo Okawa | Kinnosuke Nakamura | Chiyonosuke Azuma | Kotaro Satomi | Kinya Kitaoji | Satomi Oka | Hiroko Sakuramachi | Harumi Urazato | Hiromi Hanazono | Keiko Okawa | Eitarô Shindô | Isao Yamagata | Kensaku Hara | Kunio Kaga | Kenji Susukida | Eijirô Kataoka | Entatsu Yokoyama