The Swordsman and the Actress

Overview

A fellow member of the company named Hanjiro tells Koharu, an actress in a traveling theatrical troupe, about a keepsake folding fan that his lost love Lady Okyo gave him years ago. It turns out this fan is a precious clan heirloom whose possession, for convoluted reasons, will determine the clan's leadership. Sword-slinging bad guys descend to capture the fan, and Koharu embarks on a road trip to Edo to return the MacGuffin to the rightful hands of Lady Okyo.

Directed by Yasushi Sasaki

Top cast

Chiyonosuke Azuma

Hibari Misora

Ryutaro Otomo

M

Michiko Ôe

Y

Yoshiko Yashioji

C

Chie Ueki

Kyū Sazanka

Kunio Kaga

A

Ayuko Saijō

Shunji Sakai

K

Kazuo Kishida

K

Kinnosuke Fujiki

Details