The Acrobats of Death

Movie·1959·1h 28m

The Acrobats of Death

Directed By

Yasushi Sasaki

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

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The Story

Original title: 旗本退屈男 謎の南蛮太鼓

Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

Written By

Kaneo Ikegami

Cinematography

Takeo Itō

Music

Eiichi Yamada

Editor

Shintarō Miyamoto

Themes

samuraicircusmurdershogunfeudal japanancient japanhistorical comedy

Production House

Toei Company

Audience Score

58%

5 votes

Skip15%
Timepass34%
Go for it34%
Perfection17%

Where to watch

Region: JP

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Cast

Utaemon Ichikawa

Utaemon Ichikawa

Saotome Mondonosuke

Kinya Kitaoji

Kinya Kitaoji

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Hiroko Sakuramachi

Akiko Santo

Akiko Santo

Yoshiko Sakuma

Yoshiko Sakuma

Mitsuko Miura

Mitsuko Miura

Isao Yamagata

Isao Yamagata

Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Kichijirō Ueda

Kichijirō Ueda

Kunio Kaga

Kunio Kaga

Eitarō Shindō

Eitarō Shindō

Shunji Sakai

Shunji Sakai

Atsushi Watanabe

Atsushi Watanabe

George Luiker

George Luiker

Toyoko Takechi

Toppa Utsumi

Tony Tani

Tony Tani

Shin Tokudaiji

Shin Tokudaiji

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Crew

Yasushi Sasaki

Yasushi Sasaki

Director

Shintarō Miyamoto

Editor

Kaneo Ikegami

Screenplay

Takeo Itō

Director of Photography

Eiichi Yamada

Eiichi Yamada

Original Music Composer

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