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Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan

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It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

83 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

26 February 1956

Country

Japan

Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Hyosuke Yagyu

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Tsunashiro

Naritoshi Hayashi

Naritoshi Hayashi

Shunji Natsume

Shunji Natsume

Miyako Tachibana

Miyako Tachibana

Yataro Kurokawa

Yataro Kurokawa

Miyamoto Musashi

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Rieko Sumi

Rieko Sumi

Kodayu Ichikawa

Kodayu Ichikawa

Ken Mitsuda

Ken Mitsuda

Shōzō Nanbu

Shōzō Nanbu

Hiroshi Mizuno

Hiroshi Mizuno

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Jun Fujikawa

Jun Fujikawa

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Fumihiko Yokoyama

Ikkei Tamaki

Ikkei Tamaki

Akira Shimizu

Akira Shimizu

Yūji Hamada

Yūji Hamada

Kazuo Ōbayashi

Kazuo Ōbayashi

Ryū Takeda

Ryū Takeda

Sachio Yasuda

Sachio Yasuda

Asako Takahara

Asako Takahara

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Sayoko Nakagami

Sayoko Nakagami

Keiko Koyanagi

Keiko Koyanagi

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