The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
八百万石に挑む男
Release: 1961-09-13
·Runtime: 95m
Drama
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?
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
Cast
Koji Arima
as Sangoro Yoshida
Utaemon Ichikawa
as Yamanouchi Iganosuke
So Yamamura
as Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Eijirō Yanagi
as Abbot Tenchu
Ushio Akashi
as Ushio Koetsu
Kinji Nakamura
as Gatekeeper
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
as Gyutaku
Noboru Nakaya
as Fujii Sakyo
Hiroko Sakuramachi
as Nui
Michitarō Mizushima
as Akagawa Daizen
Katsuo Nakamura
as Ten'ichi-bo
Shin Tokudaiji
as Yoshimune
Takeshi Sakamoto
as Matabei
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
as Magistrate O'oka Echizen
