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ISHIMATSU THE ONE-EYED AVENGER |
Original Title: Hibari no Mori no Ishimatsu
Company: Shochiku Films Production Year: 1960 Format: 16:9 Widescreen - Color - 83 mins - English Subtitles Cast: MISORA Hibari, WAKAYAMA Tomisaburo, SATOMI Kotaro, OKOCHI Denjiro Directed by: SAWASHIMA Tadashi Where to Buy: www.kurotokagi.com |
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Some of the finest jidai-geki actors appear in this exciting and entertaining tale of intrigue and action in old Japan. Teaming up the ever-popular Misora Hibari with the
greatest samurai action hero of all-time Wakayama Tomisaburo is a brilliant stoke of casting. Hibari takes on the role of Mori no Ishimatsu, a young man who gets involved
with real-life Yakuza legend, Shimizu no Jirocho, 'Boss of the Tokaido'. Ishimatsu manages to interfere with a dispute between the Shimizu and their competition, the
Marugame family, even going so far as to become an avenger’s assistant. It’s not the first time Hibari has played a man in a film (also in Benten Kozo), and her acting skills
are at their best as she mixes in a bit of humor along with excellent swordplay. Wakayama Tomisaburo, as always, gives an outstanding performance as the powerful
and beloved Yakuza Boss Jirocho. |
