A Samurai's Love

1954•1h 32m

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A film about the Ghost of Okiku that's based on the kabuki play Bancho Sarayashiki.

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Production

Daiei Film

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Status

Released

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Where to Watch

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Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa

Keiko Tsushima

Jun Tazaki

Chieko Higashiyama

Michiko Ai

Chieko Murata

Eitarō Shindō

Mitsusaburō Ramon

Shōsaku Sugiyama

Kanji Koshiba

Masao Shimizu

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Kodayu Ichikawa

Kōichi Katsuragi

Eigorō Onoe

Takashi Ogawa

Shirō Osaki

Shunzaburo Iba

Toshio Chiba

Nobuko Tanei

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