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Araki Mataemon: Master Swordsman
Araki Mataemon: Master Swordsman
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Araki Mataemon: Master Swordsman

Original Title: 荒木又右衛門

1935
45m
Action
Drama

Status

Released

Release

1935

Runtime

45m

Storyline

Araki Mataemon was a very strong warrior, and his feud against the samurai Kawai Matagorō is one of the most famous in Japan. Matagoro killed Gendayu, the little brother of Mataemon's brother in law, Watanabe Kazuma. Becoming a murderer out of jealousy for a childhood friend, Matagoro fled in another domain, using friends of his father and his lineage linked to Tokugawa Ieyasu. It was somehow a complicated matter, as it seems at that time, a law from Toyotomi Hideyoshi allowed a little brother taking revenge for his elder brother, but not the reverse. After some years, the lord of Kazuma and Mataemon found a way, and they were allowed to take revenge for the murder. They fought and killed Matagoro and just one other samurai who was helping the culprit. It seems at that time, Kazuma was Mataemon's only assistant.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
45m
May 30, 1935
Languages
Japanese
Director
Kumahiko Nishina
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

5 Cast Members

Jusaburô Ichikawa

Saemon Kataoka

Mitsusaburō Ramon

Kyoko Sakurai

Kuwaisuke Shiba

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