Synopsis
The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.
Movie Information
- Director
- Kunio Watanabe
- Writers
- Kunio Watanabe
- Release Year
- 1953
- Runtime
- 111 minutes
- Genre
- Action, Drama, History
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Kusuo Abe
Shinobu Chihara
Kensaku Hara
Haruyo Ichikawa
Kunio Kaga
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Chiezo Kataoka
Ryûnosuke Tsukue
Gorō Kawabe
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