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The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

The Lonely Swordsman (Part 1)

Genres

Drama

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Historical drama about a sleepy-eyed ronin.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

5.3/10

Release Date

26 December 1956

Country

Japan

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Kyoshiro Nemuri

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Keiko Tsushima

Keiko Tsushima

Kyoko Aoyama

Kyoko Aoyama

Machiko Kitagawa

Machiko Kitagawa

Shin Morikawa

Shin Morikawa

Hajime Izu

Hajime Izu

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Bokuzen Hidari

Bokuzen Hidari

Akira Sera

Akira Sera

Sonosuke Sawamura

Sonosuke Sawamura

Toki Shiozawa

Toki Shiozawa

Ryū Kuze

Ryū Kuze

Ichirō Chiba

Ichirō Chiba

Seijirô Onda

Seijirô Onda

Kōji Iwamoto

Kōji Iwamoto

Seihachi Uchikoshi

Seihachi Uchikoshi

Teruko Mita

Teruko Mita

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

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