Two Young Lions
"Futari Wakajishi"
Director: Kinnosuke Fukada
Cast: Chiyonosuke Azuma, Shinobu Chihara, Eiko Maruyama, Sentaro Fushimi
During the reign of the teenage Tokugawa Iji, the poor farmers were being squeezed even more though the Edo merchants who joined forces with the government just for the reason of filing their belly.
So here enters the "Black Phantom Thief" who occasionally, appears around the Tanuma residence for reasons of giving back to the hard working farmers. One day, the "Black Phantom Thief" ran into an ambush, but the second young lion was present and interveined to rescue the stranger.
Will the two young men join forces or just act on their own against the ones plotting against the farmers and will the merchants and government succeed or fail in the end?
VHS Tape Quality
1959 Color Academy Standard (4:3) 85 Mins.
Japanese with Optional English Subtitles.
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