22 Jan 1953
Bored Hatamoto Passes By
Bored Hatamoto movie #14
Shadow Warrior of Nobunaga Oda
In Tensho 9, as Oda Nobunaga nears the unification of Japan, he assigns trusted generals to conquer remaining regions. Meanwhile, a peasant farmer named Sahei, resembling Nobunaga, is chosen by Hideyoshi and Sen no Rikyu to act as Nobunaga’s shadow. Furious at the idea of a double, Nobunaga confronts Sahei, who courageously performs the "Atsumori" dance, impressing Nobunaga enough to accept him as his Kagemusha. Sahei’s first test as the shadow warrior comes at a memorial service for the Oda family.
Top Billed Cast
藤田まこと 
夏八木勲 
名取裕子 
片岡鶴太郎 
根津甚八 
沢田亜矢子 
米倉斉加年 
島田順司 
栗田よう子 
中原果南 
Yumi Matsuoka 
笹木俊志 
岩尾正隆 
峰蘭太郎 大川浩樹 Shinya Masaki 川上夏代
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