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Tsukigata Hanpeita

Tsukigata Hanpeita

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 16, 1956

Runtime

1h 48m

Genres

Action, Romance, History

User Score

70%

Original Title

月形半平太 花の巻 嵐の巻

Production Companies

Daiei Film

Director

Teinosuke Kinugasa

Description

During the bloody era of the Tokugawa Shogunate collapse, a man appeared capable of overthrowing a corrupt government and ending the feud between the Choshu and Satsuma clans. This is the story of Tsukigat Khanpayit, the sword maker of the Choshu clan, who, along with Katsuro Kogoro and Sakamoto Ryoma, sought to fulfill the dream of a new peaceful era in Japan. Can he realize his ideals or will he die in the chaos of internecine fights...