Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan (柳生连也斋：秘传月影抄) 68 years old

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan. In one of their earliest films together, superstars Ichikawa Raizo and Katsu Shintaro are magnificent as the two finest young swordsmen in the clan. As they vie for the hand of a beautiful woman their loyalty comes into question during an attack on their lord. When one of them masters the secret technique taught to him by Miyamoto Musashi, it leads to bloody violence that can tear the clan apart! Filled with superb swordplay this rare classic is not to be missed!

Credits

Shintaro Katsu as

Rieko Sumi as

Saburo Date as

Jun Fujikawa as

Raizō Ichikawa as

Ken Mitsuda as

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan Cast

Name	Character
Shintaro Katsu He was 24, 65 years old when he died
Rieko Sumi She was 27, 77 years old when she died
Saburo Date He was 31, 67 years old when he died
Jun Fujikawa
Raizō Ichikawa He was 24, 37 years old when he died
Ken Mitsuda He was 53, 95 years old when he died
Kanae Kobayashi She was 67, 72 years old when she died
Shunji Natsume He was 29, 88 years old when he died
Shôzô Nanbu He was 57, now 125 years old
Fumihiko Yokoyama
Keiko Koyanagi She was 30, now 98 years old
Yukio Horikita He was 39, now 107 years old
Ryosuke Kagawa He was 59, 90 years old when he died
Ikkei Tamaki He was 47, 62 years old when he died
Yûji Hamada
Akira Shimizu He was 1, now 69 years old
Hiroshi Mizuno He was 56, 70 years old when he died

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan Crew

Name	Department
Kôhei Sugiyama as Cinematography. He was 56 (60) years old when He died	Crew
Kôsuke Gomi as Novel.	Writing
Seiichi Suzuki as Music. He was 20 (3) years old when He died	Sound

Hidden Story of the Yagyu Clan (68 years)

It is brother against brother in this tale of love and betrayal within the famed Yagyu clan

Release day: Sunday, February 26, 1956
Runtime: 83 minutes