Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil

1957 1h 4m JA

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8.0

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★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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The magical swordsman battles a gang of cutthroats, who are led by a peg-legged villain.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Shoji Umewaka
Tamao Nakamura
Yoshiko Fujita
Rumiko Komachi
Naritoshi Hayashi
Yataro Kurokawa
Bontarō Miake
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda
Writers: Tetsurō Yoshida
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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69 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Akado Suzunosuke 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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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Urato Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Shoji Umewaka and Tamao Nakamura and Yoshiko Fujita carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0229479 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kimiyoshi Yasuda directs. Urato Watanabe scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
269 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Akado Suzunosuke Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Urato Watanabe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Shoji Umewaka and Tamao Nakamura and Yoshiko Fujita carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0229479 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.