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75 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
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Cast
Ryō Ikebe
Setsuko Wakayama
Hisako Yamane
Hajime Izu
Michiyo Aratama
Eitarō Ozawa
Chieko Higashiyama
Sōji Kiyokawa
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Eisuke Takizawa
- Writers
- Toshio Yasumi
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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The take
Eisuke Takizawa directs. Masao Tamai behind the camera. Nobuo Iida scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 175 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Eisuke Takizawa, shot by Masao Tamai. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Nobuo Iida. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Ryō Ikebe and Setsuko Wakayama and Hisako Yamane carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0200680 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Masao Tamai
- Original score
- Nobuo Iida
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Eisuke Takizawa
Production companies
Who made it
TOHO
JP
Key crew
- ProducerTomoyuki Tanaka
- Sound RecordistMasanobu Miyazaki
- Art DirectionTatsuo Kita
- GafferTsuruzô Nishikawa
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- jidaigeki
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1951-06-22
Also known as
International titles
- Legend of the Band of Thieves of Heian - Yasuske in HakamaJP
- Heian guntô den: Hakamadare YasusukeJP
