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The Lord and the Gambler

Plot: Fate begins to smile upon young Chonosuke Tokugawa, son of eleventh Tokugawa Shogun, after some twenty years of life as a dependent at his step-brother's castle, when the ruler of the Takatori Clan suddenly dies leaving no heir and despite the protest from Minister Horio, it is decided that young Chonosuke is to succeed as ruler of the clan. Horio determines to murder Chonosuke on his way to Edo so that his own grandchild may rule the Takatori Clan
Release Date: Saturday, August 1 1959
65 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Raizō IchikawaRaizō IchikawaRaizō Ichikawa was 27 in The Lord and the Gambler
Birthday: Sat, Aug 29 1931 –
Thu, Jul 17 1969
Portrait of Kōjirō HongōKōjirō HongōKōjirō Hongō was 21 in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Chonosuke'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 15 1938 –
Thu, Feb 14 2013
Portrait of Keiko AwajiKeiko AwajiKeiko Awaji was 26 in The Lord and the Gambler
Birthday: Mon, Jul 17 1933 –
Sat, Jan 11 2014
Portrait of Tamao NakamuraTamao NakamuraTamao Nakamura was 20 in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Osaki'.
Birthday: Wed, Jul 12 1939
Portrait of Toshie KusunokiToshie KusunokiToshie Kusunoki was 31 in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Otoshi'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 11 1928
Portrait of Daimaru NakataDaimaru NakataDaimaru Nakata was 45 in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Kitahachi'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 14 1913 –
Sun, Sep 05 1982
Portrait of Racket NakataRacket NakataRacket Nakata was 39 in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Yajirobei'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 03 1920 –
Wed, Feb 05 1997
Portrait of Toshio ChibaToshio ChibaToshio Chiba was 33 in The Lord and the Gambler
Birthday: Fri, Apr 30 1926
Portrait of Ichirō IzawaIchirō IzawaIchirō Izawa was 47 in The Lord and the Gambler
Birthday: Thu, Feb 22 1912 –
Sun, May 14 1995
Portrait of Kōichi MizuharaKōichi MizuharaKōichi Mizuhara was 50 in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Matsudaira Izu-no-kami'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 01 1909 –
Wed, May 07 1969
Portrait of Hideo HongoHideo HongoHideo Hongo was 42 in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Tokugawa Ienari'.
Birthday: Fri, Dec 29 1916 –
Mon, Jun 22 1987
Portrait of Toranosuke OgawaToranosuke OgawaToranosuke Ogawa was 61 in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Kubodera Heizaemon'.
Birthday: Wed, Dec 01 1897 –
Fri, Dec 29 1967

Crew

Portrait of Tokuzō TanakaTokuzō TanakaTokuzō Tanaka was 33 in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Director'
Birthday: Tue, Sep 15 1925 –
Thu, Dec 20 2007
Portrait of Senkichirō TakedaSenkichirō TakedaSenkichirō Takeda was >> in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Fuji YahiroFuji YahiroFuji Yahiro was 55 in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Writer'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 18 1904 –
Thu, Oct 09 1986
Portrait of Nobuo MiuraNobuo MiuraNobuo Miura was >> in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kanji SuganumaKanji SuganumaKanji Suganuma was >> in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Saburo IidaSaburo IidaSaburo Iida was >> in The Lord and the Gambler as 'Music'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday