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Japan Samurai: Niiro Tsuruchiyo

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An adaptation of the famous novel by Jiromasa Gunji about the difficult story of Niiro Tsuruchiyo, the illegitimate son of the great elder of the Bakumatsu era, Ii Naosuke. This masterpiece depicts the suffering and love of Tsuruchiyo, who…

DirectorYasushi Sasaki
WriterTadashi Ogawa

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Cast · Directed by Yasushi Sasaki

CAChiyonosuke Azuma
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Niiro Tsuruchiyo
YTYuriko Tashiro
Yuriko Tashiro
STSanae Takasugi
Sanae Takasugi
KHKensaku Hara
Kensaku Hara
KKKunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga
IYIsao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata
KS
Kunitaro Sawamura
SKShōji Kiyokawa
Shōji Kiyokawa
MIMomonosuke Ichikawa
Momonosuke Ichikawa
KS
Kiyoshi Sawada
TK
Takeshi Kumagai
KŌ
Kinuko Ōtori

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