History ·Action · Japan · 1959 · 1h 28m

The Acrobats of Death

旗本退屈男　謎の南蛮太鼓

The Acrobats of Death poster
Director
Yasushi Sasaki
Cast
Utaemon Ichikawa as Saotome Mondonosuke Kinya Kitaoji as Hiroko Sakuramachi as Akiko Santo as Yoshiko Sakuma as Mitsuko Miura as
Crew
Takeo Itō — Director of Photography Shintarō Miyamoto — Editor Eiichi Yamada — Original Music Composer Kaneo Ikegami — Screenplay Tadaoto Kainoshō — Costume Design
Synopsis

Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

Mood & Themes
samuraicircusmurdershogunfeudal japanancient japanhistorical comedy
Key Collaborators
Yasushi Sasaki Director Takeo Itō Director of Photography Shintarō Miyamoto Editor Eiichi Yamada Original Music Composer Kaneo Ikegami Screenplay Tadaoto Kainoshō Costume Design
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