CinemaOSMovie · 1957 · 1h 41m

Secret of Naruto

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From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.

Directed byTeinosuke Kinugasa

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 41m
Language
JA
Released
September 29, 1957
Studios
Daiei Film

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Chikage Awashima

Chikage Awashima

Toshio Chiba

Kazuo Hasegawa

Kazuo Hasegawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Raizō Ichikawa

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Tatsuya Ishiguro

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Satoko Minami

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Fujiko Yamamoto

Fujiko Yamamoto

Naritoshi Hayashi

Naritoshi Hayashi

Creative team
Directed by
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Written by
Minoru Inuzuka
Teinosuke Kinugasa
Teinosuke Kinugasa

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