Poster of A Spectacular Showdown

A Spectacular Showdown

Plot: One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale of the bloody showdown between two rival yakuza gangs in the 1840’s. The battle between Boss Sukegoro of Iioka and Boss Shigezo of Sasagawa has been portrayed many times, most notably in the first Zatoichi film, where the blind man befriends the tubercular ronin Hirate Miki, before cutting him down in one of the great duels in cinema history
Release Date: Sunday, August 9 1959
65 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Utaemon IchikawaUtaemon IchikawaUtaemon Ichikawa was 55 in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Sasagawa no Shigezo'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 11 1904 –
Thu, Sep 16 1999
Portrait of Chiyonosuke AzumaChiyonosuke AzumaChiyonosuke Azuma was 32 in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Kiyotaki no Sakichi'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 19 1926 –
Thu, Nov 09 2000
Portrait of Kinnosuke NakamuraKinnosuke NakamuraKinnosuke Nakamura was 26 in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Sunosaki no Masakichi'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 20 1932 –
Mon, Mar 10 1997
Portrait of Koinosuke OnoeKoinosuke OnoeKoinosuke Onoe was 26 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Thu, Jul 06 1933 –
Sat, Oct 14 1989
Portrait of Kotaro SatomiKotaro SatomiKotaro Satomi was 22 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sat, Nov 28 1936
Portrait of Tomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō WakayamaTomisaburō Wakayama was 29 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Sep 01 1929 –
Thu, Apr 02 1992
Portrait of Sentarō FushimiSentarō FushimiSentarō Fushimi was 23 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Wed, Feb 19 1936
Portrait of Keiko YukishiroKeiko YukishiroKeiko Yukishiro was 26 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Mon, Mar 20 1933
Portrait of Satomi OkaSatomi OkaSatomi Oka was 23 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Sep 15 1935
Portrait of Keiko OkawaKeiko OkawaKeiko Okawa was 23 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Jul 26 1936
Portrait of Hiromi HanazonoHiromi HanazonoHiromi Hanazono was 18 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Sep 01 1940
Portrait of Chizuru KitagawaChizuru KitagawaChizuru Kitagawa was 28 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Tue, Aug 12 1930 –
Tue, Mar 04 1997
Portrait of Hashizo OkawaHashizo OkawaHashizo Okawa was 30 in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Nadare no Iwamatsu'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 09 1929 –
Fri, Dec 07 1984
Portrait of Chiezō KataokaChiezō KataokaChiezō Kataoka was 56 in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Chuji Kunisada'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 30 1903 –
Thu, Mar 31 1983
Portrait of Kazuo IshiiKazuo IshiiKazuo Ishii was 31 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Dec 25 1927
Portrait of Tokinosuke NakamuraTokinosuke NakamuraTokinosuke Nakamura was 44 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Nov 29 1914
Portrait of Masao HoriMasao HoriMasao Hori was 55 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Fri, Jan 15 1904 –
Thu, Oct 25 1990
Portrait of Iwao DaimaruIwao DaimaruIwao Daimaru was >> in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Reiji TsumuraReiji TsumuraReiji Tsumura was >> in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Akira TatematsuAkira TatematsuAkira Tatematsu was 46 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Fri, Aug 01 1913 –
Sat, Nov 12 1994
Portrait of Noboru UmezawaNoboru UmezawaNoboru Umezawa was 36 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Wed, Sep 06 1922 –
Tue, Sep 12 2000
Portrait of Kazutarō KuniKazutarō KuniKazutarō Kuni was >> in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Michisaburō SegawaMichisaburō SegawaMichisaburō Segawa was 65 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Mon, Feb 12 1894 –
Fri, Feb 23 1968
Portrait of Michimaro OtabeMichimaro OtabeMichimaro Otabe was 32 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Wed, Nov 24 1926 –
Sun, Aug 29 2004
Portrait of Kajō OnoeKajō OnoeKajō Onoe was 60 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Wed, Aug 31 1898 –
Sun, Mar 02 1969
Portrait of Tetsunosuke TsukigataTetsunosuke TsukigataTetsunosuke Tsukigata was 33 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Mon, Feb 15 1926 –
Sat, Sep 26 2009
Portrait of Kyoji SugiKyoji SugiKyoji Sugi was 56 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Wed, Jul 08 1903 –
Mon, Sep 01 1975
Portrait of Shunji SakaiShunji SakaiShunji Sakai was 45 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Wed, Dec 10 1913 –
Sat, Aug 10 1968
Portrait of Eijirō KataokaEijirō KataokaEijirō Kataoka was 40 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sat, Nov 23 1918 –
Sun, Jun 19 1983
Portrait of Hibari MisoraHibari MisoraHibari Misora was 22 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sat, May 29 1937 –
Sat, Jun 24 1989
Portrait of Yumiko HasegawaYumiko HasegawaYumiko Hasegawa was 34 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Thu, Dec 18 1924 –
Tue, Jul 27 2010
Portrait of Eiko MaruyamaEiko MaruyamaEiko Maruyama was 20 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Mon, Mar 27 1939
Portrait of Harue AkagiHarue AkagiHarue Akagi was 35 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Fri, Mar 14 1924 –
Thu, Nov 29 2018
Portrait of Harumi MatsukazeHarumi MatsukazeHarumi Matsukaze was 26 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Tue, Jan 03 1933
Portrait of Yachiyo KirishimaYachiyo KirishimaYachiyo Kirishima was 27 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Tue, Jan 26 1932
Portrait of Yoshiko YashiojiYoshiko YashiojiYoshiko Yashioji was 35 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Thu, Feb 07 1924
Portrait of Tsukie MatsuuraTsukie MatsuuraTsukie Matsuura was 51 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Tue, Nov 05 1907
Portrait of Shinobu ChiharaShinobu ChiharaShinobu Chihara was 28 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Fri, Jan 16 1931 –
Sun, Nov 22 2009
Portrait of Kogiku HanayagiKogiku HanayagiKogiku Hanayagi was 38 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sat, Feb 26 1921 –
Wed, Jan 26 2011
Portrait of Kensaku HaraKensaku HaraKensaku Hara was 54 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Tue, May 23 1905 –
Thu, Feb 07 2002
Portrait of Kusuo AbeKusuo AbeKusuo Abe was 49 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Jul 24 1910 –
Tue, Nov 02 1965
Portrait of Sōji KiyokawaSōji KiyokawaSōji Kiyokawa was 55 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Nov 01 1903 –
Tue, Dec 18 1984
Portrait of Ushio AkashiUshio AkashiUshio Akashi was 60 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Sep 11 1898 –
Wed, Nov 26 1986
Portrait of Kinnosuke TakamatsuKinnosuke TakamatsuKinnosuke Takamatsu was 61 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Thu, Jan 13 1898 –
Mon, May 14 1979
Portrait of Koji ArimaKoji ArimaKoji Arima was 53 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Mon, Jul 30 1906
Portrait of Kenji KusumotoKenji KusumotoKenji Kusumoto was 30 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Tue, Mar 12 1929
Portrait of Yujiro OmiYujiro OmiYujiro Omi was >> in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masanori TakedaMasanori TakedaMasanori Takeda was 69 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Fri, Apr 25 1890 –
Sat, Mar 03 1962
Portrait of Hiroshi KatoHiroshi KatoHiroshi Kato was >> in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kōtarō NireiKōtarō NireiKōtarō Nirei was 57 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Thu, Dec 05 1901 –
Sun, Sep 13 1998
Portrait of Tokumaro DanTokumaro DanTokumaro Dan was 56 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sat, Dec 20 1902 –
Sun, Jan 18 1987
Portrait of Kazuo TokitaKazuo TokitaKazuo Tokita was >> in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshio YoshidaYoshio YoshidaYoshio Yoshida was 48 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Tue, Jan 03 1911 –
Mon, Dec 22 1986
Portrait of Shin TokudaijiShin TokudaijiShin Tokudaiji was 48 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Wed, Oct 05 1910 –
Wed, Jul 19 1995
Portrait of Kunio KagaKunio KagaKunio Kaga was 46 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Feb 09 1913 –
Mon, Jan 07 2002
Portrait of Denjirō ŌkōchiDenjirō ŌkōchiDenjirō Ōkōchi was 61 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sat, Feb 05 1898 –
Thu, Jul 19 1962
Portrait of Kenji SusukidaKenji SusukidaKenji Susukida was 60 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Wed, Sep 14 1898 –
Fri, May 26 1972
Portrait of Isao YamagataIsao YamagataIsao Yamagata was 44 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Jul 25 1915 –
Fri, Jun 28 1996
Portrait of Eitarō ShindōEitarō ShindōEitarō Shindō was 59 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Fri, Nov 10 1899 –
Fri, Feb 18 1977
Portrait of Ryūnosuke TsukigataRyūnosuke TsukigataRyūnosuke Tsukigata was 57 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Tue, Mar 18 1902 –
Sun, Aug 30 1970
Portrait of Ryutaro OtomoRyutaro OtomoRyutaro Otomo was 47 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Thu, Jun 06 1912 –
Fri, Sep 27 1985
Portrait of Kodayu IchikawaKodayu IchikawaKodayu Ichikawa was 57 in A Spectacular Showdown
Birthday: Sun, Jan 26 1902 –
Sat, Jan 10 1976

Crew

Portrait of Yasushi SasakiYasushi SasakiYasushi Sasaki was 51 in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Director'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 25 1908 –
Mon, Sep 13 1993
Portrait of Minoru MikiMinoru MikiMinoru Miki was 56 in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Fri, Dec 26 1902 –
Mon, Oct 21 1968
Portrait of Hajime TakaiwaHajime TakaiwaHajime Takaiwa was 48 in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 09 1910 –
Fri, Jan 28 2000
Portrait of Hiroshi OokawaHiroshi OokawaHiroshi Ookawa was 62 in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Wed, Dec 30 1896 –
Tue, Aug 17 1971
Portrait of Shintarō MiyamotoShintarō MiyamotoShintarō Miyamoto was >> in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eiichi YamadaEiichi YamadaEiichi Yamada was 52 in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Fri, Oct 12 1906 –
Thu, Jul 27 1995
Portrait of Taizô KawashimaTaizô KawashimaTaizô Kawashima was >> in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tadaoto KainoshōTadaoto KainoshōTadaoto Kainoshō was 64 in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Costume Design'
Birthday: Thu, Dec 13 1894 –
Fri, Jun 16 1978
Portrait of Toshirō SasakiToshirō SasakiToshirō Sasaki was >> in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hideichi YamaneHideichi YamaneHideichi Yamane was >> in A Spectacular Showdown as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday