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A Gang of Five

A Gang of Five

Part of Tōyama no Kin-san Collection

1955•1h 23m•5.0/10
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5.0/10(1)

A group of five law enforcers search Edo for a missing sword.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Chiezo Kataoka

Chiezo Kataoka

Toyama Kinshiro

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Benten Kozo

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Nango Rikimaru

Yūji Hori

Yūji Hori

Tadanobu Rihei

Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Nippon Daemon

Rieko Sumi

Rieko Sumi

Ohatsu

Shinobu Chihara

Shinobu Chihara

Okume

Kieko Sawamura

Osono

Michiko Hoshi

Michiko Hoshi

Okoto

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

Sakai Einosuke

Kunio Kaga

Kunio Kaga

Jūzaburō Akechi

Jūzaburō Akechi

Akaboshi Juzan

Kanji Koshiba

Matsuyama Hidenoshin

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Hamamatsu-ya Kobei

Kinnosuke Takamatsu

Hanbei

Omenosuke Ichikawa

Teruyo Asagumo

Osan

Tsukie Matsuura

Omura

Tokinosuke Nakamura

Akira Tani

Kyusuke

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