Purple Hood: The Secret of The Gold

Purple Hood: The Secret of The Gold

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 19, 1982

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Action, Adventure, Crime

Original Title

紫頭巾黄金の秘密

Production Companies

Toei Company

Director

Kōsaku Yamashita

Description

Wearing a mask to hide his identity, a deadly swordsman challenges a tyrant from the Ruling Council of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Both TANUMA Okitsugu of the ‘Roju’ (Ruling Council) and his son Okitomo, the Magistrate in charge of the gold mint, have been abusing their political power to steal gold by casting coins with only half the amount of precious metal and keeping the rest for themselves. TAKAHASHI Hideki stars as a popular Ukiyoe artist, KANO Hidemaro, who dons a purple hood to hide his real identity, has learned of their plot and fights to stop them. The Purple Hooded Avenger is a well-known and popular series in Japan, and he stands up against injustice from the powerful ‘Elder’ TANUMA of the ‘Roju’. The story told here occurred during the 'Tenmei' Era (1781-1789). An extraordinary movie, a must see!