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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku

Plot: A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a "gift of hope" to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan's desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter
Release Date: Wednesday, September 13 1961
63 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Utaemon IchikawaUtaemon Ichikawa. Utaemon Ichikawa was 57 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Yamanouchi Iganosuke'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 11 1904 –
Died: Thu, Sep 16 1999
Portrait of Sō YamamuraSō Yamamura. Sō Yamamura was 51 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Councilor Matsudaira Izu'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 24 1910 –
Died: Fri, May 26 2000
Portrait of Hiroko SakuramachiHiroko Sakuramachi. Hiroko Sakuramachi was 24 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Nui'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 16 1937
Portrait of Chōichirō KawarasakiChōichirō Kawarasaki. Chōichirō Kawarasaki was 22 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Gyutaku'.
Birthday: Wed, Jan 11 1939 –
Died: Fri, Sep 19 2003
Portrait of Michitarō MizushimaMichitarō Mizushima. Michitarō Mizushima was 49 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Akagawa Daizen'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 20 1912 –
Died: Tue, Mar 23 1999
Portrait of Noboru NakayaNoboru Nakaya. Noboru Nakaya was 32 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Fujii Sakyo'.
Birthday: Sat, May 04 1929 –
Died: Thu, Nov 16 2006
Portrait of Eijirō YanagiEijirō Yanagi. Eijirō Yanagi was 65 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Abbot Tenchu'.
Birthday: Mon, Sep 16 1895 –
Died: Tue, Apr 24 1984
Portrait of Katsuo NakamuraKatsuo Nakamura. Katsuo Nakamura was 23 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Ten'ichi-bo'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 23 1938
Portrait of Chōjūrō KawarasakiChōjūrō Kawarasaki. Chōjūrō Kawarasaki was 58 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Magistrate O'oka Echizen'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 13 1902 –
Died: Tue, Sep 22 1981
Portrait of Shin TokudaijiShin Tokudaiji. Shin Tokudaiji was 50 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Yoshimune'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 05 1910 –
Died: Wed, Jul 19 1995
Portrait of Ushio AkashiUshio Akashi. Ushio Akashi was 63 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Ushio Koetsu'.
Birthday: Sun, Sep 11 1898 –
Died: Wed, Nov 26 1986
Portrait of Koji ArimaKoji Arima. Koji Arima was 55 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Sangoro Yoshida'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 30 1906
Portrait of Tsukie MatsuuraTsukie Matsuura. Tsukie Matsuura was 53 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Ritsu'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 05 1907
Portrait of Ryōei ItōRyōei Itō. Ryōei Itō was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Gensuke'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kinji NakamuraKinji Nakamura. Kinji Nakamura was 40 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Gatekeeper'.
Birthday: Tue, Feb 15 1921
Portrait of Takeshi SakamotoTakeshi Sakamoto. Takeshi Sakamoto was 61 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Matabei'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 21 1899 –
Died: Fri, May 17 1974
Portrait of Kazutarō KuniKazutarō Kuni. Kazutarō Kuni was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Guard'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shinnosuke OgataShinnosuke Ogata. Shinnosuke Ogata was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Playman'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ikuo OkaIkuo Oka. Ikuo Oka was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Kobozu'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Gorō NaniwaGorō Naniwa. Gorō Naniwa was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Yamajin'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tokinosuke NakamuraTokinosuke Nakamura. Tokinosuke Nakamura was 46 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Nakabon'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 29 1914
Portrait of Kenji NagataKenji Nagata. Kenji Nagata was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eijirō SekineEijirō Sekine. Eijirō Sekine was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Samurai'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ryōji KōzukiRyōji Kōzuki. Ryōji Kōzuki was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Kawaraban'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Jiro YamazakiJiro Yamazaki. Jiro Yamazaki was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Treasure Sawa'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yasuo FujitaYasuo Fujita. Yasuo Fujita was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Ynagisawa in childhood'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ko MihashiKo Mihashi. Ko Mihashi was 66 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Hotta Mamoru'.
Birthday: Wed, Jun 26 1895 –
Died: Mon, Feb 26 1962

Crew

Portrait of Nobuo NakagawaNobuo Nakagawa. Nobuo Nakagawa was 56 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Director'
Birthday: Tue, Apr 18 1905 –
Died: Sun, Jun 17 1984
Portrait of Minoru MikiMinoru Miki. Minoru Miki was 58 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Fri, Dec 26 1902 –
Died: Mon, Oct 21 1968
Portrait of Shinobu HashimotoShinobu Hashimoto. Shinobu Hashimoto was 43 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Thu, Apr 18 1918 –
Died: Thu, Jul 19 2018
Portrait of Shintarō MiyamotoShintarō Miyamoto. Shintarō Miyamoto was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chumei WatanabeChumei Watanabe. Chumei Watanabe was 36 in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, Aug 09 1925 –
Died: Thu, Jun 23 2022
Portrait of Kenji TanakaKenji Tanaka. Kenji Tanaka was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kenjirō TōjōKenjirō Tōjō. Kenjirō Tōjō was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Choshiro KatsuraChoshiro Katsura. Choshiro Katsura was >> in The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000-Koku as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday