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Feature film — 1957

A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957)

7.01h 50mComedy

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.

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Director: Yūzō Kawashima

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Cast & crew

Frankie Sakai as Inokori Saheiji

Frankie Sakai

Inokori Saheiji

Sachiko Hidari as Osome

Sachiko Hidari

Osome

Yōko Minamida as Koharu

Yōko Minamida

Koharu

Yūjirō Ishihara as Shinsaku Takasugi

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shinsaku Takasugi

Izumi Ashikawa as Ohisa

Izumi Ashikawa

Ohisa

Toshiyuki Ichimura as Mokubei

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Mokubei

Nobuo Kaneko as Denbei

Nobuo Kaneko

Denbei

Hisano Yamaoka as Otatsu

Hisano Yamaoka

Otatsu

Yasukiyo Umeno as Tokusaburo

Yasukiyo Umeno

Tokusaburo

Masao Oda as Zenpachi

Masao Oda

Zenpachi

Masumi Okada as Kisuke

Masumi Okada

Kisuke

Toshio Takahara as Kaneji

Toshio Takahara

Kaneji

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