The Lord Takes a Bride

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ryutaro Otomo
大友柳太朗

Gentaro

Yumiko Hasegawa
長谷川裕見子

Okinu

Hitomi Nakahara
中原ひとみ

Omitsu

Masao Mishima
三島雅夫

Lord Matsudaira

Kenji Susukida
薄田研二

Oshima

Jun Tazaki
田崎潤

Higaki

Kunio Kaga
加賀邦男

Akiyama

Eijirō Kataoka
片岡栄二郎

Seikichi

Eitarō Shindō
進藤英太郎

Nagano

Kyoji Sugi
杉狂児

Gosuke

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    Young Lord Gentaro (Otomo Ryutaro) takes a journey to Edo in search of his future wife. Easier said than done, evil forces lurk in Edo and Gentaro must use his phenomenal sword skills to overcome the evil and find the love of his life. Another must have for fans of the great Otomo Ryutaro. And don't let the "silly" English title fool you, this is a great movie!

  • Release Date

    1957-04-02

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    日本語
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