The Lord and the Gambler
1959·Japan·98 min.
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Fate begins to smile upon young Chonosuke Tokugawa, son of eleventh Tokugawa Shogun, after some twenty years of life as a dependent at his step-brother’s castle, when the ruler of the Takatori Clan suddenly dies leaving no heir and despite the protest from Minister Horio, it is decided that young Chonosuke is to succeed as ruler of the clan.
DirectorTokuzo Tanaka
ScreenwriterYahiro Fuji
MusicSaburo Iida
CinematographySenkichiro Takeda
CastRaizô Ichikawa·Kojiro Hongo·Keiko Awaji·Tamao Nakamura·Toshie Kusunoki·Daimaru Nakata·Rocket Nakata·Toshio Chiba·Ichirô Izawa
Original titleNuregami sandogasa