Evil Man of Edo

Evil Man of Edo

1959 · 90 min · ★ 8.0 · History, Drama, Comedy

A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less samurai who founded a school for underprivileged children in a poor neighborhood. Into the mix comes a young woman running away from a forced marriage disguised as a teenage boy and becomes a student of the beloved Sensei, while he staves off the advances of a skilled pickpocket and prepares for a bloody showdown against a direct retainer of the shogun!

Directed by Masahiro Makino · Written by Yoshitake Hisa

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