08 Jan 2010
The King and the Beaver
An ambitious king seeks the help of a beaver to build him a castle.
An Osaka Story
A poor peasant, after years of scraping, becomes a rich and powerful Osaka merchant. Mizoguchi Kenji's final project; he died before completing it and directing duties turned over to Yoshimura Kozaburo.
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市川雷蔵 (八代目) Keizaburo
勝新太郎 Ichinosuke
香川京子 Onatsu
浪花千栄子 
東野英治郎 Gonzaemon Hoshino
長谷川季子 Takino
中村玉緒 Aya
林成年 Yoshitaro
三益愛子 
山形勲 
十朱久雄 Shinya
天野一郎 Tennojiya
Hinode Nishikawa Genroku
石原須磨男 Hostess
三浦志郎 藤川準 Kadomatsu, seller
伊達三郎 Shokichi, samurai's servant
萬代峰子 Otake
山茶花究 荒木忍
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