Street of Ronin (1957)
Action
Adventure
Based on the famous novel by Yamagami Itaro, this is the story of a group of ronin living in abject poverty in the latter days of the Edo period. Starring the great Konoe Jushiro, Ronin Gai is populated by an ensemble of colorful characters, social outcasts who patronize a restaurant and bar on the outskirts of Edo. Among them are masterless samurai reduced to drunkenness and debauchery. One disgraced and disillusioned former warrior gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to retrieve a famous knife from a corrupt lord. This is the third version directed by Makino Masahiro and is considered a true classic.
Cast
Fortune-teller
Retired person
Omasa
Kyunojô Shibamori
Mansuke Nakama
Obata's retainer
Young master
Palanquin bearer
Painter Eizan
Samurai from Sakushû
Mask maker
Palanquin bearer
Hatamoto
Hatamoto
Hatamoto
Hatamoto
Hatamoto
Woman at tea-stall
Woman at tea-stall
Woman at hot bath
Woman at hot bath
Woman at hot bath
Woman at hot bath
Chambermaid
Crew
Director
Novel
Screenplay
Screenplay
Producer
Editor
Production Design
Art Direction
Costume Design
Director of Photography
Lighting Technician
Sound Recordist
Original Music Composer
Assistant Director