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The Abandoned Swords
The Abandoned Swords

The Abandoned Swords

Genres

Drama

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Best friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document revealing the identity of the chosen successor to the Tokugawa Shogun. Gentaro of the Owari clan sets out to retrieve the invaluable document.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

96 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

01 October 1958

Country

Japan

Cast

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yumiko Hasegawa

Hibari Misora

Hibari Misora

Shunji Sakai

Shunji Sakai

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Kan Yanagiya

Kan Yanagiya

Shin Tokudaiji

Shin Tokudaiji

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Kunio Kaga

Kunio Kaga

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Kenji Kusumoto

Kenji Kusumoto

Kazutarō Kuni

Kazutarō Kuni

Masao Hori

Masao Hori

Reiji Tsumura

Reiji Tsumura

Tetsunosuke Tsukigata

Tetsunosuke Tsukigata

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