The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

Overview

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 13, 1961

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt5146384