Tsukigata HanpeitaMovie
During the ultra-violent era of the downfall of the Tokugawa Shogunate one man rose above the rest with his ideas of how to overthrow the corrupt government and end the bloodshed between the Choshu and Satsuma clans which would ultimately lead to the alliance of these 2 clans and restoration of the emperor to full power. Based on the play that made Sawada Shojiro famous, this is the story of Tsukigata Hanpeita, a forward looking samurai from Choshu, who along with Katsura Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma of Tosa worked to bring their dream of a new era in Japan.
About Tsukigata Hanpeita
Tsukigata Hanpeita is a 1952 drama, history movie directed by Kokichi Uchide.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 42m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Utaemon Ichikawa, Isuzu Yamada, Hibari Misora, Chizuru Kitagawa. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
