Evil Man of Edo
1959 · Movie · 91 min. · Japan
Sanshiro is an affable ronin turned schoolteacher in a poor section of Edo. He takes in a boy called Sankichi as his servant and assistance, not realizing that Sankichi is actually a girl named Namino who fled her wealthy family to escape an arranged wedding. As Sankichi, she gradually comes to know Sanshiro and his colorful collection of neighbors, who live in good harmony despite their struggles. But the crooked fortune teller Doman and his wealthy patron Akiyama are conning the people of Edo out of huge sums of money with their alleged supernatural services, and they plot to drive out Sanshiro's neighbors in order to build Doman a temple.
Direction Masahiro Makino
Cast Kusuo Abe · Kunio Kaga · Chizuru Kitagawa · Masao Mishima · Chieko Naniwa · Keiko Okawa · Shunji Sakai · Tomohito Sumita · Jun Tazaki · Isao Yamagata · Ryutaro Otomo
Soundtrack Seiichi Suzuki
Screenplay Michihei Muramatsu · Yoshitake Hisa
Cinematography Takeo Ito
Original title Edo no akutaro
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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