THE MAN WHO CHALLENGED 8.000.000 KOKU
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa
Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa, Hiroko Sakuramachi
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. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed
or will he be exposed?
Good VHS Tape Quality
1961 Color Widescreen 94 Mins.
Japanese with English Subtitles.
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