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The Third Shadow Warrior

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In the mountain regions of Hida, the dreams of a peasant named Kyonosuke, who longed to be a samurai, come true when he becomes one of three doubles, of shadows, of Lord Yasutaka. After months of intense and cruel training, he faces his…

DirectorUmetsugu Inoue
WriterSeiji Hoshikawa

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Cast · Directed by Umetsugu Inoue

RIRaizō Ichikawa
Raizō Ichikawa
Kyonosuke Ninomiya / Yasutaka Ikemoto
HTHizuru Takachiho
Hizuru Takachiho
Teruhime
MBMasayo Banri
Masayo Banri
Kohagi
KKKatsuhiko Kobayashi
Katsuhiko Kobayashi
SAShigeru Amachi
Shigeru Amachi
Sadamitsu Miki
RSRyūzō Shimada
Ryūzō Shimada
TITatsuya Ishiguro
Tatsuya Ishiguro
RSRieko Sumi
Rieko Sumi
NKNobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko
SDSaburo Date
Saburo Date
MMManabu Morita
Manabu Morita
SA
Shinjirō Asano

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