Movielogr
Magistrate of Dice (1961)
Directed by Kokichi Uchide
Overview
Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called to the aid of a beautiful young woman who asks to be abducted on the eve of her wedding so that she would not have to marry a country bumpkin. Instead she plans to go to Edo, where life can be cheap and common criminals run rampant. Can Magistrate Toyama, a gambler himself, see through the plot and keep her safe from harm. Don’t miss this spectacular showpiece of samurai era action led by superstar Kataoka Chiezo in one of his signature roles. When he bares his tattooed right shoulder, all hell breaks loose!
Length 90 minutes
Actors
Chiezô Kataoka | Chiyonosuke Azuma | Eitarô Shindô | Kyôko Aoyama | Satomi Oka | Ryuji Kita | Ryôsuke Kagawa | Yataro Kurokawa | Kôtarô Nirei | Kensaku Hara | Kinichi Hanabusa | Eijirô Kataoka | Kusuo Abe | Hideo Hongo | Sentarô Fushimi | Yoshio Yoshida | Juro Hoshi | Daisuke Awaji | Hiroshi Katô | Ichirô Okuni | Michisaburo Segawa | Kinnosuke Takamatsu | Sôji Kiyokawa | Sentaro Kurahashi | Eijirô Sekine | Tokinosuke Nakamura | Shunji Daito | Kajô Onoe | Kunio Hikita | Yoshiko Fujishiro | Kazuo Tokita | Utako Tamaki | Hideo Shimada | Heitaro Gori | Hiroshi Fujikawa | Isamu Dobashi | Katsuyoshi Noma | Yutaka Sera | Hitoshi Omae | Kiyoshi Tomomura | Shinji Oda