The Swordsman and the ActressMovie
A fellow member of the company named Hanjiro tells Koharu, an actress in a traveling theatrical troupe, about a keepsake folding fan that his lost love Lady Okyo gave him years ago. It turns out this fan is a precious clan heirloom whose possession, for convoluted reasons, will determine the clan's leadership. Sword-slinging bad guys descend to capture the fan, and Koharu embarks on a road trip to Edo to return the MacGuffin to the rightful hands of Lady Okyo.
About The Swordsman and the Actress
The Swordsman and the Actress is a 1955 history, drama, action movie directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 24m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Chiyonosuke Azuma, Hibari Misora, Ryutaro Otomo, Michiko Ôe. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
