Tange Sazen

Tange Sazen

95 mins | Nov. 17, 1963

In 1730, the Tokugawa Shogunate orders the Yagyu Clan to repair a huge shrine. Since it cannot refuse the Shogunate's request, the impoverished Yagyu Clan tries to raise funds by obtaining a sword which holds the key to a wondrous, hidden treasure. After learning the sword's secret, Tange Sazen sides with the Yagyu Clan, but his motive seems to be more than just pure interest in the treasure...

Tange Sazen

95 mins | Nov. 17, 1963

Tange Sazen
In 1730, the Tokugawa Shogunate orders the Yagyu Clan to repair a huge shrine. Since it cannot refuse the Shogunate's request, the impoverished Yagyu Clan tries to raise funds by obtaining a sword which holds the key to a wondrous, hidden treasure. After learning the sword's secret, Tange Sazen sides with the Yagyu Clan, but his motive seems to be more than just pure interest in the treasure...
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 丹下左膳
Directors Seiichirô Uchikawa
Writers Yasuhiko Noguchi, Kaitaro Hasegawa, Seiichirô Uchikawa

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