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Bloody Battle at Dawn

1959-10-10 · 92 min · ★ 5.0

Drama · History

A story of revenge between two samurai families on the Igagoe Road. Araki Mataemon born in the province of Iga. He studied the art of the sword under the Yagyu family. He helped the younger brother of his wife Watanabe Kazuma take revenge on his enemy Kawai Matagoro. Ichikawa Utaemon plays Araki Matemon and his son Kinya Kataoji plays Kazuma.

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Directors
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hiromi HanazonoHiromi Hanazono
Utaemon IchikawaUtaemon Ichikawa
Kinya KitaojiKinya Kitaoji
Satomi OkaSatomi Oka
Kōtarō SatomiKōtarō Satomi
Ryūnosuke TsukigataRyūnosuke Tsukigata
Isao YamagataIsao Yamagata
Hashizo ŌkawaHashizo Ōkawa
Denjirō ŌkōchiDenjirō Ōkōchi
Ryutaro OtomoRyutaro Otomo

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