26 Aug 1950
Rashomon
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Bushido: The Cruel Code of the Samurai
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.
Top Billed Cast
萬屋錦之介 Jirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu
有馬稲子 Maki, Shuzo's wife
丘さとみ Fuji
岸田今日子 Lady Hagi
渡辺美佐子 Yasu, Sajiemon's wife
三田佳子 Kyoko Hitomi
加藤嘉 Takahiro Hori
佐藤慶 Saburobei Konoe
織田政雄 Gohei
柳永二郎 Gonnosuke Shizuta
江原真二郎 Shibiku-Shosuke Yasutaka Hori
木村功 Hirotaro Iguchi
東野英治郎 Shibiku-Shosuke Hori
森雅之 Lord Tambanokami Munemasa Hori
加藤武 
阿部九洲男 
赤木春恵 
松岡きっこ Sato, Shuzo's daughter
明石潮 Chief retainer
青木義朗 Vassal
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