Case of a Young Lord 8

1960 1h 23m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

ActionDrama

Synopsis

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A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed as a rebel by a corrupt member of the Shogun's Council of Elders. Young Lord decides to take on the Shogun's vile chief attendant.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Hashizo Ōkawa
Ryūtarō Aoyagi
Ryūko Azuma
Kōtarō Bandō
Ichiro Chagawa
Minoru Chiaki
Tsuburaya Eiko
Kogiku Hanayagi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yasushi Sasaki
Writers: Shinji Kessoku, Masayuki Jo
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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66 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Part of the "若さま侍捕物帖" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Hashizo Ōkawa and Ryūtarō Aoyagi and Ryūko Azuma carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6411526 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

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

Yasushi Sasaki directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
266 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "若さま侍捕物帖" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Hashizo Ōkawa and Ryūtarō Aoyagi and Ryūko Azuma carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt6411526 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.