Swords and Brocade

Nan
1h 35m
1951

Overview

A young lord joins gang of Robin-esque robbers.

Country : Japan
Genre : Drama
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 1951-06-22

Top Billed 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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