5.0Chutaro of Banba · 1955
Chutaro of Banba (1955) is a Drama / Action / Adventure film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa, starring Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yōko Katsuragi, Hisaya Morishige.
5.0Chutaro of Banba (1955) is a Drama / Action / Adventure film directed by Nobuo Nakagawa, starring Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yōko Katsuragi, Hisaya Morishige.
Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.
Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yōko Katsuragi, Hisaya Morishige, Yōnosuke Toba, Kusuo Abe, Ichirō Izawa, Kōji Mitsui, Hisako Takihana
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Find a movie by describing itBased on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.
Chutaro of Banba was released in 1955.
The cast includes Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yōko Katsuragi, Hisaya Morishige, Yōnosuke Toba.