Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger

Overview

Some of the finest jidai-geki actors appear in this exciting and entertaining tale of intrigue and action in old Japan. Teaming up the ever-popular Misora Hibari with the greatest samurai action hero of all-time Wakayama Tomisaburo is a brilliant stoke of casting. Hibari takes on the role of Mori no Ishimatsu, a young man who gets involved with real-life Yakuza legend, Shimizu no Jirocho, 'Boss of the Tokaido'. Ishimatsu manages to interfere with a dispute between the Shimizu and their competition, the Marugame family, even going so far as to become an avenger's assistant. It's not the first time Hibari has played a man in a film (also in Benten Kozo), and her acting skills are at their best as she mixes in a bit of humor along with excellent swordplay. Wakayama Tomisaburo, as always, gives an outstanding performance as the powerful and beloved Yakuza Boss Jirocho.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 29, 1960

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Shin Tokudaiji,Kunio Kaga,Kinichi Hanabusa,Koinosuke Onoe,Shinnosuke Ogata,Tomisaburō Wakayama,Kusuo Abe,Keiko Hama,Hibari Misora,Kyoji Sugiand 20 more

Director

Tadashi Sawashima

Writer

Tadashi Sawashima

Cinematography

Takeo Itō

Music

Masao Yoneyama

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0375810