Tsukigata Hanpeita

1952 1h 42m JA

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During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas of how to overthrow the corrupt government and end the bloodshed between the Choshu and Satsuma clans which would ultimately lead to the alliance of these 2 clans and restoration of the emperor to full power. Based on the play that made Sawada Shojiro famous, this is the story of Tsukigata Hanpeita, a forward looking samurai from Choshu, who along with Katsura Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma of Tosa worked to bring their dream of a new era in Japan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa
Tsukigata Hanpeita
Isuzu Yamada
Somehachi
Hibari Misora
Hinagiku
Chizuru Kitagawa
Umematsu
Minoru Ōki
Katsura Kogoro
Jotaro Togami
Sakamoto Ryoma
Yoshito Yamaji
Komiyama Jizaemon
Daijiro Natsukawa
Fujioka Kujuro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kokichi Uchide
Writers: Rifū Yukitomo, Hyōgo Suzuki, Isamu Nagae
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kokichi Uchide, shot by Kiyoshi Kataoka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Mitsuzō Miyata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Utaemon Ichikawa and Isuzu Yamada and Hibari Misora carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2912568 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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

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The take

Kokichi Uchide directs. Kiyoshi Kataoka behind the camera. Tadashi Manjome scores. Mitsuzō Miyata cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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174 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Kokichi Uchide, shot by Kiyoshi Kataoka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Tadashi Manjome. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Mitsuzō Miyata shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Utaemon Ichikawa and Isuzu Yamada and Hibari Misora carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2912568 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.