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Saheiji’s Casebooks: The Purple Hood

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The purple hood reveals the embezzlement of public money by officials. A remake of Masahiro Makino's 1923 film.

DirectorMasahiro Makino
WriterFuji Yahiro

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Cast · Directed by Masahiro Makino

TBTsumasaburō Bandō
Tsumasaburō Bandō
Murasaki zukin / Hidemaro Karita / Ryûtarô Mukui
DŌDenjirō Ōkōchi
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Saheiji
DKDaisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
Yasu
RKRyōsuke Kagawa
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Zen'emon Tanaka
YAYumeko Aizome
Yumeko Aizome
Oren - maid
SA
Shinobu Araki
Kazuô Matsudaira
HIHaruyo Ichikawa
Haruyo Ichikawa
Ohide
MKMakoto Kobori
Makoto Kobori
Sekisai Ôkubo
CMChikako Miyagi
Chikako Miyagi
Oyô
KS
Kunitaro Sawamura
Chôji
YTYumeji Tsukioka
Yumeji Tsukioka
Kimi - Ryûtarô's fiancée
IYIsamu Yamaguchi
Isamu Yamaguchi
Inokichi - cook

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