振袖釼法

振袖釼法 — Plot

In Marugame Domain of Shikoku, a low-ranking foot soldier named Tagami Genbachi was envied for marrying Tsuji, the most beautiful woman in the domain. However, due to a personal grudge held by Horikawa Gentazaemon, the swordsmanship instructor, Genbachi met an untimely and bitter death through foul means within the precincts of the Hachiman Shrine. Due to the domain's oppressive treatment of those of low status, Tsuji, now with her infant son Botaro, was dispossessed of her home and exiled.

• Release date
• July 26, 1955
• Runtime
• 92 min
• Director
• Tatsuo Sakai

振袖釼法 — Cast

K

Katsuo Nakamura 田宮坊太郎 Isuzu Yamada 母つじ

M

Mitsuo Nagata 父源八郎 Keijirō Morozumi 柳生飛騨守 Akitake Kōno 大導寺平馬

K

Kenji Susukida 林山和尚 Akiko Koyama おきん

T

Toshiko Ayukawa 姉お半