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  2. The Elegant Swordsman

The Elegant Swordsman

Original Title: 風流活人剣

1934
1h 15m
History

Status

Released

Release

1934

Runtime

1h 15m

Storyline

This film tells the story of a ronin's search for his parents, but primarily is a group portrait of life in a Tokugawa-era tenement. Considered a lost film.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 15m
Mar 1, 1934
Languages
Japanese
Director
Sadao Yamanaka
Sadao Yamanaka
Production
Kataoka Chiezo Productions
Kataoka Chiezo Productions
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

12 Cast Members

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Isuzu Yamada

Isuzu Yamada

Kunio Tamura

Kunio Tamura

Tomoemon Bando

Seinosuke Hayashi

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Yutaka Mimasu

Yutaka Mimasu

Sumiko Mizunoe

Kajō Onoe

Kajō Onoe

Michisaburō Segawa

Shizuko Takizawa

Haruo Tanaka

Haruo Tanaka

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