Swords and Brocade

1951•1h 35m

Drama

A young lord joins gang of Robin-esque robbers.

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Production

TOHO

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Ryō Ikebe

Setsuko Wakayama

Hisako Yamane

Hajime Izu

Michiyo Aratama

Eitarō Ozawa

Chieko Higashiyama

Sōji Kiyokawa

Kan Yanagiya

Yoshio Kosugi

Kenji Kawai

Eisaburo Sakauchi

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