18 Oct 1959
53 Stages of the Road
An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.
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市川右太衛門 
加藤武 
佐藤慶 品川隆二 
徳大寺伸 
中村錦司 Kazutarō Kuni Shinnosuke Ogata 
月形哲之介 
Eiji Minakata Masuo Kamiki 
遠山金次郎 Ryōji Kōzuki 
唐沢民賢 
木谷邦臣 
長谷川裕見子 
Kikuko Hojo 
北原しげみ 高松錦之助 Kōshirō Harada
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