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Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

19666.51h 31m

Overview

Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for his clan. He recovers but has lost an eye and an arm. Taking a new identity as Tange Sazen, he searches for a stolen urn which has hidden significance to his clan. But Tange Sazen has his own reasons for seeking the urn.

Directed by Hideo Gosha
Written by Hideo Gosha, Kei Tasaka
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Top Cast

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Kinnosuke Nakamura

Samanosuke / Tange Sazen

Keiko Awaji

Keiko Awaji

Fuji

Isao Kimura

Isao Kimura

Yagyu Genzaburo

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Guraku

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Lord Tsushima Yagyu

Wakaba Irie

Wakaba Irie

Hagino

Ryutaro Otomo

Ryutaro Otomo

Echizen

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Taiken

Takuya Fujioka

Takuya Fujioka

Yokichi

K

Kiyoshi Hitomi

About Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn

Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn is a action, adventure, drama film released in 1966. Directed by Hideo Gosha, it stars Kinnosuke Nakamura, Keiko Awaji, Isao Kimura. Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for his clan. He recovers but has lost an eye and an arm. Taking a new identity as Tange Sazen, he searches for a stolen urn which has hidden significance to his clan. But Tange Sazen has his own reasons for seeking the urn.

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