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RUNTIME
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Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Kojiki Taishô
1952 1h 4m JA
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Synopsis
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Gotō Matabei is the most able and fierce samurai of the Kuroda clan. However, he gradually dislikes the ruthless personality of Kuroda Nagamasa and leaves the clan. Seven years later, he joins Toyotomi Hideyori's army. Filmed in 1945 and released in 1952.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Utaemon Ichikawa
Gotō Mototsugu
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Masahiko Sawamura
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Hideo Fujino
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Yoshiko Nakamura
Ōhōri Tsuruhime
Mitsusaburō Ramon
Kii Shigefusa
Tokusaburo Arashi
Honda Masanobu
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sadatsugu Matsuda
- Writers
- Jiro Osaragi, Fuji Yahiro
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sadatsugu Matsuda directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Utaemon Ichikawa and Ryūnosuke Tsukigata and Masahiko Sawamura carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0360721 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 64 min · 1h 4m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Sadatsugu Matsuda
Production companies
Who made it
Daiei Film
JP
Key crew
- MusicYoshinobu Shiraki
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on novel or book
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1952-04-03
Also known as
International titles
- Beggar GeneralUS
