25 Sep 1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
Secret of Naruto
From the pen of Yoshikawa Eiji comes this exciting story. The Naruto Strait separates Tokushima from the islands of Awaji and Honshu. On Tokushima the mad lord dreams of conquest and forges a bloody revolt against the Tokugawa shogunate. A mysterious swordsman named Noriyuki Gennojo has crossed Naruto’s waters to uncover the Awa clan’s secrets. He puts his life on the line after finding a testament of Awa’s secrets, written in blood by a dying man. Joining Noriyuki are a female ninja who loves him, and the beautiful daughter of an enemy who’s sworn to kill him. Awa’s defenders willl stop at nothing to prevent the blood-soaked letter from reaching the shogun.
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淡島千景 千葉敏郎 
長谷川一夫 
市川雷蔵 (八代目) 
石黒達也 
香川良介 Satoko Minami 
滝沢修 
山本ふじこ 
林成年 
中村伸郎 
清水将夫 松本克平 
信欣三 
杉山昌三九 細川俊夫 小柴幹治 
二代目 澤村宗之助 荒木忍 
南條新太郎
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