Ishimatsu: the One-Eyed Avenger
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.
Year: 1960
Studio: Toei Company
Director: Tadashi Sawashima
Cast: Hibari Misora, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Kōtarō Satomi, Chie Ueki, Kinichi Hanabusa, Denjirō Ōkōchi
Crew: Tadashi Sawashima (Director), Takeo Itō (Director of Photography), Tadashi Sawashima (Screenplay), Hiroo Nozu (Sound Recordist), Shintarō Miyamoto (Editor), Masao Yoneyama (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 83 minutes
Release: Mar 29, 1960
IMDb: 8.00/10 by 1 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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