Five Men of Edo - 1951

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!

132min
1951
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating7.0/10

Cast

Tsumasaburō Bandō profile pictureTsumasaburō BandōBanzuin Chobei
Utaemon Ichikawa profile pictureUtaemon IchikawaJurozaemon Mizuno
Isuzu Yamada profile pictureIsuzu YamadaOkane, Chobei's wife
Kōkichi Takada profile pictureKōkichi TakadaTakamisawa
Masao Mishima profile pictureMasao MishimaTonosuke Kondo
Kusuo Abe profile pictureKusuo AbeYume no Ichirobei
Kogiku Hanayagi profile pictureKogiku HanayagiOiran Komurasaki
Kodayu Ichikawa profile pictureKodayu IchikawaMatsudaira Izu-no-kami
Yoshito Yamaji profile pictureYoshito YamajiTsunaemon Watanabe
Reizaburô Yamamoto profile pictureReizaburô YamamotoHikozaemon Okubo

About Five Men of Edo

Five Men of Edo Overview

During the 17th Century roving bands of hatamoto were causing trouble in the new capital city of Edo and constantly fought with the townspeople at every turn. The leader of these ruthless samruai was Mizuno Jirozaemon, who despite his high rank was in deep financial distress, thus leading to a tragedy that shook the very streets of the city.Opposing him was Banzui-in Chobei, the ‘Protector of the Weak’ who was willing to put his life on the line to save the 808 districts of Edo from the 80,000 hatamoto whose violent behavior threatened to destroy the fabric of society. Starring Bando Tsumasaburo, the first great star of the silver screen along with mega-star Ichikawa Utaemon, this is a story not to be missed. Torn from the pages of history, this true story has been told many times, but never as powerfully as this!

Runtime: 132min

Extra details

Original Title: 大江戸五人男
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Daisuke Itō
Production Companies
Shochiku