Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region

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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region

1960

1h 27m

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His skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected people on the Tokaido Road. The fearless Kinnosuke Nakamura enthusiastically plays the young Jirocho from Shimizu in this chivalrous story.

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萬屋錦之介

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平幹二朗

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加賀邦男

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中村錦司

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田中春男

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丘さとみ

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大川恵子

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川口のぶ

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大河内傳次郎

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月形龍之介

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片岡栄二郎

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徳大寺伸

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原健策

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山形勲

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阿部九洲男

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吉田義夫

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東千代之介

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大前均

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松浦築枝

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Kyōji Tōyama

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Shū Minami

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Shinnosuke Ogata

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高松錦之助

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中村時之介

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瀬川路三郎

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