Aoi Secret Book

Nan
1h 34m
1958

Overview

A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a mysterious standoff over the Secret Book of Aoi, which will determine the rise or fall of the 350,000-koku Mito clan, and showcasing swashbuckling swordsmanship.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1958-03-25

Top Billed Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa

Uotaro Toge

Sentarō Fushimi

Hoshinojo Toge

Satomi Oka

Oen

Shin Tokudaiji

Sakon Sugai

Michiyo Aratama

Asayo

Kogiku Hanayagi

Oshima

Shunji Sakai

Kerohachi

Koinosuke Onoe

Nariaki Mito

Isao Yamagata

Higashiko Fujita

Kunio Kaga

Isenokami Abe

Eitarō Shindō

Monjuro Kaida

Yoshio Yoshida

Osho

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Nadaemon Mizunoya

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