Ishimatsu: The One-Eyed Avenger

Ishimatsu: The One-Eyed Avenger

Hibari no mori no ishimatsu
🎞️ Movie 83 min JP
โ˜… 6.7 /10 1960

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.

Cast

Hibari Misora
Hibari Misora
Ishimatsu
Hibari Misora
Hibari Misora
Kimi
Tomisaburô Wakayama
Tomisaburô Wakayama
Shimizu No Jirocho - Boss Of The Tokaido
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Chie Ueki
Chie Hime
Kunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga
Oomasa
Sônosuke Sawamura
Sônosuke Sawamura
Ijuuro Ando
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Koinosuke Ogami
Senemon
Kusuo Abe
Kusuo Abe
Domoyasu
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Ryusai Tamia
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Keiko Funabashi
Haru
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Takaaki Furuishi
Kuma
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Masao Yoneyama
Composer
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Takeo Itô
Cinematographer