Souls in the Moonlight (1957)
Overview
First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesnt hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good. Despite the authors explicit refusal, the series were later made into plays and movies several times.
Cast
Chiezo Kataoka
Tsukue Ryunosuke
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Hyoma Utsugi
Yumiko Hasegawa
Ohama / Otoyo
Satomi Oka
Omatsu
Koji Arima
Sumiko Hidaka
Bokuzen Hidari
Doctor Doan
Eijirō Kataoka
Gorō Kawabe
Sōji Kiyokawa
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