Tange Sazen

1952 1h 31m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Drama about a famous one-eyed, one-armed samurai swordsman of the middle of the Tokugawa period by the name of Tange Sazen. By chance, Tange gets an old pot in which the secret of the treasure of 1000000 ryos of gold is hidden. However, a bunch of different people hunt for the pot and Tange will have to apply his phenomenal fencing skills with the sword.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tsumasaburō Bandō
Tange Sazen
Chikage Awashima
Fujiko Yamamoto
Kunio Kaga
Kōkichi Takada
Ryutaro Otomo
Chizuru Kitagawa
Ichirō Sugai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
Writers: Kaitaro Hasegawa, Ryuzo Kikushima, Masashige Narusawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Shintarō Kawasaki. 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 Shiro Fukai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Tsumasaburō Bandō and Chikage Awashima and Fujiko Yamamoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0227597 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sadatsugu Matsuda directs. Shintarō Kawasaki behind the camera. Shiro Fukai scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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174 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda, shot by Shintarō Kawasaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Shiro Fukai. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Tsumasaburō Bandō and Chikage Awashima and Fujiko Yamamoto carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0227597 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.