Akadô Suzunosuke

Name: Akadô Suzunosuke
Director: Bin Katō
Genre: Fantasy, Action, History
Released: 1957-05-21
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Shoji Umewaka, Naritoshi Hayashi, Yataro Kurokawa, Yōko Uraji, Tamao Nakamura

First of nine films based on the novel. The first live-action adaptation focuses on the origins of how Akadô Suzunosuke learned his skills as a swordsman.