95 minutes
9/13/1961
A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?
Utaemon Ichikawa
as Yamanouchi Iganosuke
Sō Yamamura
as Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Hiroko Sakuramachi
as Nui
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
as Gyutaku
Michitarō Mizushima
as Akagawa Daizen
Noboru Nakaya
as Fujii Sakyo
Eijirō Yanagi
as Abbot Tenchu
Katsuo Nakamura
as Ten'ichi-bo
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki
as Magistrate O'oka Echizen
Shin Tokudaiji
as Yoshimune
Ushio Akashi
as Ushio Koetsu
Koji Arima
as Sangoro Yoshida
Tsukie Matsuura
as Ritsu
Ryōei Itō
as Gensuke
Kinji Nakamura
as Gatekeeper
Takeshi Sakamoto
as Matabei
Kazutarō Kuni
as Guard
Shinnosuke Ogata
as Playman
Ikuo Oka
as Kobozu
Gorô Naniwa
as Yamajin
Tokinosuke Nakamura
as Nakabon
Kenji Nagata
as Samurai
Eijirō Sekine
as Samurai
Ryōji Kōzuki
as Kawaraban
Jiro Yamazaki
as Treasure Sawa
Yasuo Fujita
as Ynagisawa in childhood
Ko Mihashi
as Hotta Mamoru