Fireball Magistrate

Fireball Magistrate

Part of Tōyama no Kin-san Collection

1958•1h 32m

ActionDrama

Two guardians of the Nijo Castle, Shioya and Kamazawa, discover a map leading to a secret passage to Edo Castle. Instead of reporting their find to local authorities, they decide to blackmail the lords who created the forbidden passage. To prove their crime, Magistrate Toyama Kinshiro launches a private undercover investigation.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Shinjirō Ehara

Shinjirō Ehara

Keiko Yukishiro

Keiko Yukishiro

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Chie Ueki

Harumi Urazato

Harumi Urazato

Kenji Susukida

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Kodayu Ichikawa

Kodayu Ichikawa

Nakajirō Tomita

Nakajirō Tomita

Tony Tani

Tony Tani

Tokubei Hanayagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

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