

Master swordsman and loyal '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.
Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
User score
4 votes
Released
August 12, 1958
1h 49m
Japanese

Utaemon Ichikawa
Saotome Mondonosuke

Hashizo Ōkawa
Minobe Shinbei

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Kōtarō Satomi

Kinya Kitaoji

Satomi Oka

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Harumi Urazato

Hiromi Hanazono

Keiko Okawa

Eitarō Shindō

Isao Yamagata

Kensaku Hara

Kunio Kaga
Kenji Susukida

Eijirō Kataoka

Entatsu Yokoyama

Kyoji Sugi
Ryōei Itō