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BENTEN KOZO |
Original Title: Hibari Juhachiban Benten Kozo Company: Toei Company Ltd. Production Year: 1960 Format: 16:9 Widescreen - Color - 73 mins - English Subtitles Cast: MISORA Hibari, SATOMI Kotaro, WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo Directed by: SASAKI Yasushi Where to Buy: www.kurotokagi.com |
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Hibari Masori, the most popular female singer in Japan, plays a young male kabuki actor in this classic tale. When Kiku is blamed for a murder and shunned by his mother, he dons the personality of Benten Kozo (a real historical person). Joining a band of Robin Hood type bandits, he fights off a gang of criminals terrorizing his home town. Co-starring screen-legends Tomisaburo Wakayama and Kotaro Satomi, showing of some of their unique style of swordsmanship. |
