Chutaro of Banba

Drama · 1955

Based on the play ”Mabuta no haha” by famed author Shin Hasegawa, this is the first major starring role for Tomisaburo Wakayama. This heartfelt story concerns a wandering gambler from Banba by the name of Chutaro. Set during the Tenpo Period, Chutaro runs afoul of Boss Sukegoro of Iioka. Pursued by vengeance seeking swordsmen, Chutaro displays his phenomenal martial art skills. Abandoned as a child, he seeks to find his long lost mother, while at the same time fighting off numerous attacks by Iioka’s men.

Starring

Tomisaburō Wakayama, Nobuo Nakagawa, Shintarō Mimura, Yôko Katsuragi, Hisaya Morishige, Hidetoshi Kasama, Yōnosuke Toba, Shin Hasegawa, Kusuo Abe, Kichitarô Shibata

Director

Nobuo Nakagawa