Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace

1955 1h 23m JA

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Synopsis

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In Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Saotome Mondonosuke , appears and helps a woman being chased by a spy named Genshichi. Unfortunately, the woman is shot and killed. Later, Genshichi explains that the woman was a member of a band of thieves, and because she was let go once, the police officer, Genjuro Mazaki, was demoted to a desk job. Consumed by guilt, Boredom Otoko...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa
Atsushi Watanabe
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Shin Tokudaiji
Kyoji Sugi
Setsuko Wakayama
Yuriko Tashiro
Chizuru Kitagawa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasushi Sasaki
Writers: Hajime Takaiwa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Bored Hatamoto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Utaemon Ichikawa and Atsushi Watanabe and Ichirō Ryūzaki carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Yasushi Sasaki directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
271 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Bored Hatamoto Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Utaemon Ichikawa and Atsushi Watanabe and Ichirō Ryūzaki carry the top of the cast.