The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

95 mins | Drama | Sept. 13, 1961

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

95 mins | Drama | Sept. 13, 1961

The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku
A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 八百万石に挑む男
Directors Nobuo Nakagawa
Writers Shinobu Hashimoto

Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa

as Yamanouchi Iganosuke

Sō Yamamura

as Councilor Matsudaira Izu

Michitarō Mizushima

as Akagawa Daizen

Noboru Nakaya

as Fujii Sakyo

Eijirō Yanagi

as Abbot Tenchu

Katsuo Nakamura

as Ten'ichi-bo

Chôjûrô Kawarasaki

as Magistrate O'oka Echizen

Shin Tokudaiji

as Yoshimune

Ushio Akashi

as Ushio Koetsu

Koji Arima

as Sangoro Yoshida

Tsukie Matsuura

as Ritsu

Ryôei Itô

as Gensuke

Kinji Nakamura

as Gatekeeper

Takeshi Sakamoto

as Matabei

Kazutarō Kuni

as Guard

Shinnosuke Ogata

as Playman

Ikuo Oka

as Kobozu

Gorô Naniwa

as Yamajin

Tokinosuke Nakamura

as Nakabon

Kenji Nagata

as Samurai

Eijirô Sekine

as Samurai

Ryôji Kôzuki

as Kawaraban

Jiro Yamazaki

as Treasure Sawa

Yasuo Fujita

as Ynagisawa in childhood

Ko Mihashi

as Hotta Mamoru