The Edo Official and Apprentice
1959
86 minutes
Overview
It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!
Top Cast
Chiezō Kataoka
Chizuru Kitagawa
Keiko Yukishiro
Yumi Ichijô
Hiromi Hanazono
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Kunio Kaga
Shin Tokudaiji
Eijirō Kataoka
Sonosuke Sawamura
Kichijirō Ueda
Kusuo Abe
Haruo Tanaka
Kinichi Hanabusa
Tokinosuke Nakamura
Hiroshi Shima
Miss Wakasa
Ushio Akashi
Masanori Takeda
Michisaburō Segawa
Hibari Misora
Kunio Hikita
Hideo Shimada
Yoshiko Tsukibue
Shinnosuke Ogata
Ryūtarō Aoyagi
Kokichi Nakamura
Kajō Onoe
Kyōji Tōyama
Shinji Oda
Michimaro Otabe
Hideo Higashi
