Denshichi Torimonocho: Senryo Human Skin
1954 · 103 min
In the era of the twelfth Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, a notorious bandit known as "Shippu" (or "Swift Wind") emerged in Edo. Shippu would send a warning message called the "Thief's Summons" before striking, yet despite the magistrate's desperate search efforts, they couldn't find any leads. One day, a summons was shot into the residence of Ono Ryusai, who was leading a peaceful retirement life with his two concubines, O-Ran and O-Koshi. With the summons, various individuals including O-Ran's brother Itami Shigoshiro, the master of the Muso-ryu dojo, vigilante Mankichiro, rope expert Gohei, and Den'ichi from Kuromon Town were assigned to monitor the situation. However, while they were distracted by a neighboring fire, a chest containing a thousand ryo was stolen, and O-Koshi was killed.
Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda
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Kōkichi Takada 黒門町の伝七 - K Kenji Susukida 池の端の万五郎
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Yumeji Tsukioka お俊 - E Eiji Wakasugi 遠山左衛門尉
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Junzaburō Ban 獅子ッ鼻の竹 - S Shuhei Yamada 三下の紋吉
- Y Yoshito Yamaji 早縄の五兵衛
- M Masao Aoyama 三太
- A Akira Nishioka 吉次
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Masao Mishima 大野柳斉 - Y Yoshiko Fujishiro お越
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Yumiko Hasegawa お蘭
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