Hanagasa Dochu
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Great swordsmanship, great singing, great spirit! The Edokko duo Hibari and Satomi embark on a thrilling journey to defeat evildoers!
A major incident involving the takeover of the 70,000 koku domain! The sword of a tattooed young lord roars! An Edokko girl flies into defiance! A delightful entertainment period drama starring Hibari and Satomi in dual roles.
This is a great film that fully showcases the charms of Hibari Misora, who is the best singer in Japan, a master of dual roles, and even some impressive action scenes. Kotaro Satomi plays a refreshingly handsome man. And Jushiro Konoe, who is known for his dynamic swordplay, joins the cast in this masterpiece of a period drama.
- Release (broadcast) year
- January 1962
- Director Name
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Toshikazu Kono
Japanese film director. He is mainly active as a director of period dramas. His representative works include "Shinsengumi Demon Captain," "Red-faced Young Warrior Oda Nobunaga," and "Stormy Oda Nobunaga."
- Performer
Hibari Misora (playing the dual roles of Sainome Shinta and Okimi)
Kotaro Satomi (Kanta the Scarlet Carp)
Jushiro Konoe (Hayato Itami)
Hanafusa Nishikiichi (Kinji)
Ryuji Kita (Denbei Matsue)
Toru Makiguchi (Takechiyo)
Kensaku Hara (Sakyo Iida)
Keiko Kuga (Hamaji)
Harada Koshiro (Tatsumi Noriaki)
Ichitaro Kuni (Daigoro Yamamura)
Other*The actors in bold appeared at the locations listed below.
Filming location of this work
●A big fight scene in which Sainome Arata (Misora Hibari) and Hikoi Kanta (Satomi Kotaro) save a troupe of traveling performers from being attacked on the beach.
Kotobiki BeachThe roads leading to the campsite and the parking lot were not yet paved, and the footage captures the nostalgic scenery of those days. This beach, known as the singing sand beach, was already a popular location for filming movies around this time.
●A scene in which Okimi (Misora Hibari) and Kinji (Hanabusa Kinichi) travel while singing.
This work was created on National Route 178, a straight, sloping road heading from the Taira Beach parking lot to the Taira village, at a time when rice drying was still a common sight on both sides of the road.
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