Fireball Magistrate

1958 1h 32m JA

ActionDrama

Synopsis

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Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to Edo Castle. Instead of reporting their find to local authorities, they decide to blackmail the lords who created the forbidden passage. To prove their crime, Magistrate Toyama Kinshiro launches a private undercover investigation.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Chiezo Kataoka
Shinjirō Ehara
Keiko Yukishiro
Hiroko Sakuramachi
Chie Ueki
Harumi Urazato
Kenji Susukida
Kensaku Hara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kinnosuke Fukada
Writers: Shinji Kessoku, Tatsuro Jinde
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Tōyama no Kin-san Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kinnosuke Fukada, shot by Sadaji Yoshida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Chiezo Kataoka and Shinjirō Ehara and Keiko Yukishiro carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5111906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kinnosuke Fukada directs. Sadaji Yoshida behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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168 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Tōyama no Kin-san Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Kinnosuke Fukada, shot by Sadaji Yoshida. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Chiezo Kataoka and Shinjirō Ehara and Keiko Yukishiro carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5111906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.