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Sakura Official

Sakura Official

Part of Tōyama no Kin-san Collection

1962•1h 31m•6.0/10
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As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his career. In a masterfully woven tale, he has to face the truth about his estranged father’s possible involvement in a nefarious plot to take over rule of the Hizen Shimabara clan by assassinating the rightful lord, his son, and install one of Shogun Ienari’s offspring as daimyo.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Yoshie Mizutani

Yoshie Mizutani

Kikuko Hojo

Kikuko Hojo

Yumiko Mihara

Yumiko Mihara

Kenji Susukida

Ryūji Shinagawa

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Ushio Akashi

Ushio Akashi

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Kyōnosuke Murai

Shōtarō Hayashi

Shōtarō Hayashi

Hiroshi Mizuno

Masao Hori

Shinnosuke Ogata

Hiroshi Kato

Hiroshi Kato

Ryōji Kōzuki

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Yoshida

Ryūko Azuma

Ryūko Azuma

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