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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)

★ 0.0/10 95 min Drama Japan Japanese
Screenplay by: Shinobu Hashimoto
Streaming: Not available

Description

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?

Top Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa
Utaemon Ichikawa Yamanouchi Iganosuke
So Yamamura
So Yamamura Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Hiroko Sakuramachi Nui
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Chōichirō Kawarasaki Gyutaku
Michitarō Mizushima
Michitarō Mizushima Akagawa Daizen
Noboru Nakaya
Noboru Nakaya Fujii Sakyo
Eijirō Yanagi
Eijirō Yanagi Abbot Tenchu
Katsuo Nakamura Ten'ichi-bo

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