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The Swordsman and the Actress

1955 1 hour 24 minutes
57/100

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A fellow member of the company named Hanjiro tells Koharu, an actress in a traveling theatrical troupe, about a keepsake folding fan that his lost love Lady Okyo gave him years ago. It turns out this fan is a precious clan heirloom whose possession, for convoluted reasons, will determine the clan's leadership. Sword-slinging bad guys descend to capture the fan, and Koharu embarks on a road trip to Edo to return the MacGuffin to the rightful hands of Lady Okyo.

Released

9th January 1955

71 years ago

Runtime

1 hour 24 minutes

Finishes at 2:51pm

Ratings and awards

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    6.3/10

  • TMDb Logo

    50%

  • FilmFlow Logo

    57%

Directed by

Yasushi Sasaki

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Written by

Tatsuo Nakada

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