The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961)

ALL 09/13/1961 (ja) Drama 95 Min
  • Release
    09/13/1961
  • Production
    Toei Company
  • Rotten tomato
    0%
  • Original title
    八百万石に挑む男
  • Original language
    ja
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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?

  1. Nobuo Nakagawa

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Producer



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  1. Utaemon Ichikawa

    Yamanouchi Iganosuke

  2. Sō Yamamura

    Councilor Matsudaira Izu

  3. Hiroko Sakuramachi

    Nui

  4. Chōichirō Kawarasaki

    Gyutaku

  5. Michitarō Mizushima

    Akagawa Daizen

  6. Noboru Nakaya

    Fujii Sakyo

  7. Eijirō Yanagi

    Abbot Tenchu

  8. Katsuo Nakamura

    Ten'ichi-bo

  9. Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

    Magistrate O'oka Echizen

  10. Shin Tokudaiji

    Yoshimune

  11. Ushio Akashi

    Ushio Koetsu

  12. Koji Arima

    Sangoro Yoshida

  13. Tsukie Matsuura

    Ritsu

  14. Ryōei Itō

    Gensuke

  15. Kinji Nakamura

    Gatekeeper

  16. Takeshi Sakamoto

    Matabei

  17. Kazutarō Kuni

    Guard

  18. Shinnosuke Ogata

    Playman

  19. Ikuo Oka

    Kobozu

  20. Gorô Naniwa

    Yamajin

  21. Tokinosuke Nakamura

    Nakabon

  22. Kenji Nagata

    Samurai

  23. Eijirō Sekine

    Samurai

  24. Ryōji Kōzuki

    Kawaraban

  25. Jiro Yamazaki

    Treasure Sawa

  26. Yasuo Fujita

    Ynagisawa in childhood

  27. Ko Mihashi

    Hotta Mamoru

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 27 , Crews : 8

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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku (1961) 95 Min

ALL 09/13/1961 (ja)
Drama
  • Release 09/13/1961
  • Production
    Toei Company
  • Original title 八百万石に挑む男
  • ja
  • Revenue0.00

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?

  1. Nobuo Nakagawa

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Shintarō Miyamoto

    Editor

  4. Producer