26 Aug 1950
Rashomon
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Onihei Crime Files: Sutegoro Takahagi
Takahagi Sutegoro is highly skilled at casing locations for thieves so that he can sell detailed floor plans to them. He suffers an injury to his leg while trying to help a parent and a child being threatened by samurai. Heizo jumps in and chases the samurai away. Feeling indebted to Heizo, Sutegoro decides to become his spy. Now, together they will try to stop scheming Myogi Danemon’s gang of merciless thieves...
Top Billed Cast
二代目 中村吉右衛門 Hasegawa Heizô, aka Onihei
勝野洋 Yusuke Sakai
尾美としのり Chugo Kimura
沼田爆 Tadanoshin Muramatsu
多岐川裕美 Hisae
梶芽衣子 Omasa
蟹江敬三 Kobusa no Kumehachi
津川雅彦 Myogi Danemon
火野正平 Takezo
三浦浩一 Isanji
綿引勝彦 Gorozo
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