Lord Mito
movie
Released December 23, 1978
Overview
One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to the silver screen in a dynamic and exciting tale featuring megastar Toshiro Mifune as an expert swordsman drawn into the action to fight injustice. The Elder Lord travels about disguised as a retired merchant with his two trusty bodyguards Sukesaburo and Kakunoshin by his side and secret agent Yashichi close by. After a chance meeting with a dying man and young woman who had been brutally attacked, they set out for Kaga Province to wreak vengeance on the responsible parties. Don’t miss this exciting journey into Japanese history!
Cast
Eijirō Tōno
as
Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Kōtarō Satomi
as
Sasaki Sukesaburo
Shin'ya Ohwada
as
Atsumi Kakunoshin
Ichirō Nakatani
as
Kazaguruma no Yashichi
Gentaro Takahashi
as
Utsukari Hachibei
Toshirō Mifune
as
Sakuzaemon Okumura
Tōru Abe
as
Mondo Murai
Muga Takewaki
as
Ishikawa Hayato
Hajime Hana
as
Nise Komon
Komaki Kurihara
as
Yumi
Tatsuo Endō
as
Hatao Kurobe
Yoshi Katō
as
Taibei
Crew
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Tetsuya Yamanouchi
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Director
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Shoko Hamura
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Screenplay
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Katsumi Kawai
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Editor
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Shun'ichi Nishimura
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Producer
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Go Toshin
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Producer
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Seiichi Morimoto
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Producer
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Naoyuki Sugimoto
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Producer
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Tan Takaiwa
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Producer
Chūji Kinoshita
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Original Music Composer
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Toshio Masuda
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Director of Photography
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Yoshikazu Sano
as
Art Direction