The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

1h 35min

Drama

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?

Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa

Utaemon Ichikawa

Yamanouchi Iganosuke
Sō Yamamura

Sō Yamamura

Councilor Matsudaira Izu
Michitarō Mizushima

Michitarō Mizushima

Akagawa Daizen
Noboru Nakaya

Noboru Nakaya

Fujii Sakyo
Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Abbot Tenchu
Katsuo Nakamura

Katsuo Nakamura

Ten'ichi-bo
Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Chōjūrō Kawarasaki

Magistrate O'oka Echizen
Ushio Akashi

Ushio Akashi

Ushio Koetsu
Koji Arima

Koji Arima

Sangoro Yoshida
Kinji Nakamura

Kinji Nakamura

Gatekeeper
Ikuo Oka

Ikuo Oka

Kobozu
Jiro Yamazaki

Jiro Yamazaki

Treasure Sawa
Yasuo Fujita

Yasuo Fujita

Ynagisawa in childhood
Kō Mihashi

Kō Mihashi

Hotta Mamoru

Release date

13th Sep 1961

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語