As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his career. In a masterfully woven tale, he has to face the truth about his estranged father’s possible involvement in a nefarious plot to take over rule of the Hizen Shimabara clan by assassinating the rightful lord, his son, and install one of Shogun Ienari’s offspring as daimyo.
Released: Feb 28, 1962
Runtime: 91 minutes
Stars: Chiezō Kataoka, Yoshie Mizutani, Kikuko Hojo, Yumiko Mihara, Kenji Susukida, Ryūji Shinagawa
Crew: Shigehiro Ozawa (Director), Takeo Itō (Director of Photography), Tatsuro Jinde (Original Story), Eiichi Yamada (Original Music Composer), Kinya Naoi (Screenplay), Sadamitsu Ishihara (Sound Recordist)