Five Men of Edo
Oedo gonin otoko
During the 17th Century bands of hatamoto, samurai vassals of the Tokugawa shogunate, were causing havoc in the new capital city of Edo. Opposing them was Banzui-in Chobei,whose sole aim was to save Edo from the hatamoto as their violent behavior threatened to pull apart the very fabric of society.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Tsumasaburō Bandō
Banzuin Chōbei
Utaemon Ichikawa
Jurozaemon Mizuno
Isuzu Yamada
Okane, Chōbei's wife
Kôkichi Takada
Takamisawa
Masao Mishima
Tonosuke Kondo
Kusuo Abe
Yume no Ichirobei
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Toshiko Ayukawa
Katsu, town geisha
Minosuke Bandô
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Kawarasaki Gonzaburo
Mizuki Ayame
Kogiku Hanayagi
Oiran Komurasaki
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Shirō Fukai
Composer
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Hideo Ishimoto
Cinematographer