Kenpu Renpeikan (1944)
1h 27m | PG-13
Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan in Edo. Katsura is initially not welcomed by the other, senior dojo followers. Undeterred, he focuses on improving his skill not only in swordsmanship but also learning how to repel the foreign British and American ships that threaten their domain.
Director: Kiyohiko Ushihara
Studio: Daiei Film
Genre: History, Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Tsumasaburō Bandō
as Katsura Kogoro
Shinobu Araki
as Saito Yakuro
Tsushima Keiichiro
as Shintaro
Mitsusaburō Ramon
as Utanosuke
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
as Sagawa Hikokuro
Kusuo Abe
as Amano Hachiro