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The Lord Takes a Bride
The Lord Takes a Bride

The Lord Takes a Bride

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Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said than done, evil forces lurk in Edo and Gentaro must use his phenomenal sword skills to overcome the evil and find the love of his life. Another must have for fans of the great Otomo Ryutaro. And don't let the "silly" English title fool you, this is a great movie!

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

02 April 1957

Country

Japan

Cast

Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Gentaro

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yumiko Hasegawa

Okinu

Hitomi Nakahara

Hitomi Nakahara

Omitsu

Masao Mishima

Masao Mishima

Lord Matsudaira

Kenji Susukida

Kenji Susukida

Oshima

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Higaki

Kunio Kaga

Kunio Kaga

Akiyama

Eijirō Kataoka

Eijirō Kataoka

Seikichi

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Nagano

Kyoji Sugi

Kyoji Sugi

Gosuke

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Tsukie Matsuura

Tsukie Matsuura

Takashi Kanda

Takashi Kanda

Ikkō Ōkuni

Ikkō Ōkuni

Kenji Kusumoto

Kenji Kusumoto

Akiko Kazami

Akiko Kazami

Kazuo Tokita

Kazuo Tokita

Hideo Higashi

Hideo Higashi

Ushio Akashi

Ushio Akashi

Ryōei Itō

Ryōei Itō

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Harue Akagi

Harue Akagi

Yuji Kamishiro

Yuji Kamishiro

Ririko Nishitsuji

Ririko Nishitsuji

Reiko Miyama

Reiko Miyama

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Hideo Shimada

Hideo Shimada

Mamoru Shimokawa

Mamoru Shimokawa

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