大江戸千両囃子 · 1955

The Swordsman and the Actress

Yasushi Sasaki · 84 min · Japan

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.

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Production companies

Toei Company

Cast

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  Chiyonosuke Azuma

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  Hibari Misora

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  Ryutaro Otomo

• Michiko Ôe

• Yoshiko Yashioji

• Chie Ueki

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  Kyū Sazanka

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  Kunio Kaga