The Lord and the Gambler

Synopsis

Fate begins to smile upon young Chonosuke Tokugawa, son of eleventh Tokugawa Shogun, after some twenty years of life as a dependent at his step-brother's castle, when the ruler of the Takatori Clan suddenly dies leaving no heir and despite the protest from Minister Horio, it is decided that young Chonosuke is to succeed as ruler of the clan. Horio determines to murder Chonosuke on his way to Edo so that his own grandchild may rule the Takatori Clan. "Odd" Han, a travelling gambler happens to stop at the inn where Chonosuke's party is staying in secret. The assassins come to attack Chonosuke on the riverbank where he is viewing the fireworks alone but are driven off by Han. Now Chonosuke travels with Han disguised as a gambler during which he begins to learn the hardships of the peasants and is struck with the contrast between the life of a feudal and those whose labour provides his luxurious living.

Main Cast

Raizō Ichikawa

Age : 37 | Popularity : 10%

Kōjirō Hongō

Chonosuke

Age : 74 | Popularity : 4%

Keiko Awaji

Age : 80 | Popularity : 4%

Tamao Nakamura

Osaki

Age : 84 | Popularity : 4%

Toshie Kusunoki

Otoshi

Age : 96 | Popularity : 3%

Daimaru Nakata

Kitahachi

Age : 68 | Popularity : 3%

Racket Nakata

Yajirobei

Age : 76 | Popularity : 3%

Toshio Chiba

Age : 98 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Tokuzō Tanaka
Writing	Writer	Fuji Yahiro
Camera	Director of Photography	Senkichirō Takeda
Editing	Editor	Kanji Suganuma
Production	Executive Producer	Nobuo Miura
Sound	Music	Saburo Iida
Department	Role	Name

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