The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
八百万石に挑む男
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?
1961-09-13
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Cast
Director
Nobuo Nakagawa
Utaemon Ichikawa as Yamanouchi Iganosuke
So Yamamura as Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Hiroko Sakuramachi as Nui
Chōichirō Kawarasaki as Gyutaku
Michitarō Mizushima as Akagawa Daizen
Noboru Nakaya as Fujii Sakyo
Eijirō Yanagi as Abbot Tenchu
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki as Magistrate O'oka Echizen
Shin Tokudaiji as Yoshimune
Ushio Akashi as Ushio Koetsu
Koji Arima as Sangoro Yoshida
Kinji Nakamura as Gatekeeper
Takeshi Sakamoto as Matabei