Samurai Spy (1965)
Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Not Rated
- 1h 40min
- Action, Drama
- 10 Jul 1965 (Japan)
- Movie
The legendary samurai Sasuke Sarutobi gets caught in a web of political intrigue, deception and espionage during the early 17th century.
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Cast
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Hiroshi Aoyama |
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Joshin temple priest
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Osamu Hitomi |
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Minoru Hodaka |
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Hisanobu Ichikawa |
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Kentarô Imai |
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Yasunori Irikawa | ... |
Yashiro Kobayashi
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Shintarô Ishihara | ... |
Saizo Kirigakure
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Taku Kido |
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Takeshi Kusaka | ... |
Narrator
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Jinnai-Kazutaka Horikawa
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Shin'ya Mizushima |
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Hideto Nakagawa |
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Tatewaki Koriyama
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Shûichi Oki | ... |
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Shôsuke Oni |
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| Eitarô Ozawa | ... |
Shigeyuki Koremura
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| Kei Satô | ... |
Takanosuke Nojiri
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Ginzô Sekiguchi |
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Matsuko Shiga |
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Nobuyuki Shima |
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Koji Shirotani |
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Kenji Sonoda |
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Kôji Takahashi | ... |
Sarutobi Sasuke
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| Tetsurô Tanba | ... |
Sakon Takatani
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| Rokkô Toura | ... |
Mitsuaki Inamura
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Toru Uchida |
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| Misako Watanabe | ... |
Okiwa
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| Jitsuko Yoshimura | ... |
Omiyo
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Tatsuo Yoshimura |
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Directed by
| Masahiro Shinoda | ||
Written by
| Yoshiyuki Fukuda | ... | () |
| Koji Nakada | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Shizuo Yamanouchi | ... | producer |
Music by
| Tôru Takemitsu | ||
Cinematography by
| Masao Kosugi | ||
Editing by
| Yoshi Sugihara | ||
Art Direction by
| Junichi Ôsumi | ||
Art Department
| Toshio Takahashi | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Hideo Nishizaki | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Akira Aomatsu | ... | gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Etsuko Yagyû | ... | costume researcher |
Additional Crew
| Yasuo Ôkubo | ... | public relations |
Thanks
| Tokûemon Izumi Troupe | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Shochiku Films of America (1973) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Janus Films (United States) (tv) (subtitled)
- The Criterion Collection (2005) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
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The legendary samurai Sasuke Sarutobi tracks the spy Nojiri, while a mysterious figure named Sakon leads a band of men on their own quest for the wily Nojiri. Soon no one knows just who is who and what side anyone is on.
Written by Jim Beaver |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #312. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in The Resistance (2011). See more » |
| Quotes |
Sarutobi Sasuke:
Carrying on with life is not always a pleasant thing. See more » |