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A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

7.0

1957•1h 50m

Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.

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Cast

Photo of Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

Inokori Saheiji

Photo of Sachiko Hidari

Sachiko Hidari

Osome

Photo of Yōko Minamida

Yōko Minamida

Koharu

Photo of Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

Shinsaku Takasugi

Photo of Izumi Ashikawa

Izumi Ashikawa

Ohisa

Photo of Toshiyuki Ichimura

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Mokubei

Photo of Nobuo Kaneko

Nobuo Kaneko

Denbei

Photo of Hisano Yamaoka

Hisano Yamaoka

Otatsu

Photo of Yasukiyo Umeno

Yasukiyo Umeno

Tokusaburo

Photo of Masao Oda

Masao Oda

Zenpachi

Photo of Masumi Okada

Masumi Okada

Kisuke

Photo of Toshio Takahara

Toshio Takahara

Kaneji

Photo of Tomio Aoki

Tomio Aoki

Photo of Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Okuma

Photo of Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Kinzo

Photo of Kenjiro Uemura

Kenjiro Uemura

Chobei

Photo of Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

Kiyami no Shinko

Photo of Kazuo Kumakura

Kazuo Kumakura

Kinbou

Photo of Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Kurazo

Photo of Hiroshi Kato

Hiroshi Kato

Kurazo's Son, Seishichi

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