Five Men of Edo

Five Men of Edo

1951
2h 12m
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Overview

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

Quick Facts

Original Title 大江戸五人男
Release Date November 22, 1951
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0186414

Cast

Tsumasaburō Bandō
Tsumasaburō Bandō

Banzuin Chobei

Utaemon Ichikawa
Utaemon Ichikawa

Jurozaemon Mizuno

Isuzu Yamada
Isuzu Yamada

Okane, Chobei's wife

Kōkichi Takada
Kōkichi Takada

Takamisawa

Masao Mishima
Masao Mishima

Tonosuke Kondo

Kusuo Abe
Kusuo Abe

Yume no Ichirobei

Toshiko Ayukawa
Toshiko Ayukawa

Katsu, town geisha

Bandō Mitsugorō VIII
Bandō Mitsugorō VIII

Kawarasaki Gonzaburo
Kawarasaki Gonzaburo

Mizuki Ayame

Kogiku Hanayagi
Kogiku Hanayagi

Oiran Komurasaki

Kodayu Ichikawa
Kodayu Ichikawa

Matsudaira Izu-no-kami

Joji Kaida
Joji Kaida

Naruse (Shogun's envoy)

Key Crew

Sennosuke Tsukimori
Producer
Daisuke Itō
Director
Yoshikata Yoda
Writer
Kōichirō Ogura
Producer
Fuji Yahiro
Writer
Shin'ichi Yanagawa
Writer