An Edo Magistrate

Overview

When a former artisan is tricked into putting his sister up as collateral for a loan by a gangster boss in a crooked gambling casino it sets in motion the story of Ooka Echizen, the famed magistrate of Edo during the reign of Shogun Tsuneyoshi. In a world where humans bow down to dogs and are beheaded for harming them, it's a wonder people can survive at all. Nakamura Kinnosuke is a former samurai who has left the fold to live freely and must put his life on the line to save the girl he loves, and rescue her from the yakuza who duped her brother. When the truth comes out about his background, he is forced to take on the role of Edo Magistrate, a decision that brings him unimaginable heartache and danger!

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 12, 1961

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Cast

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata,Eitarō Shindō,Akiko Kazami,Hiroshi Mizuno,Ryuichi Nagashima,Juro Hoshi,Kinnosuke Nakamura,Koji Arima,Shin Tokudaiji,Isao Yamagataand 19 more

Director

Yasushi Sasaki

Writer

Naoyuki Suzuki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0188582