CinemaOSMovie · 1957 · 1h 44m

Shadow Over Fuji

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The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the foothills of Mt. Fuji. Fearing attacks from within and without, the Shogunate planned to build a training castle utilizing the most advanced techniques. Two master castle architects, Sato Kikutaro and Kumai Hakuten, were selected to compete for the honor of building this castle. Lord Mizuno Dewa has even ordered the townspeople to assist both sides with their land surveys and preparations. This leads to fear on the part of farmers that their land will be taken away from them, and sets off a series of events which rock the nation to its very roots. With an all-star cast, this is an important story with relevance to current times. One of Ichikawa Utaemon's finest performances, a true classic!

Directed byYasushi Sasaki

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
JA
Released
October 29, 1957
Studios
Toei Company

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Utaemon Ichikawa

Utaemon Ichikawa

Sato

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Hakuten

Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Bunroku

Kinya Kitaoji

Kinya Kitaoji

Yumiko Hasegawa

Yumiko Hasegawa

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Satomi Oka

Satomi Oka

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Shunji Sakai

Shunji Sakai

Creative team
Directed by
Yasushi Sasaki
Yasushi Sasaki
Written by
Tadashi Ogawa

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