Underplayed Gems

Five Men of Edo (1951)

Five Men of Edo poster
Original title
大江戸五人男
Directed by
Daisuke Itō
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 12m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This Japanese film is a large-scale jidaigeki set in Edo period. It centers on the conflict between the leader of a street gang and a samurai, with an episode from a classic ghost story woven in.

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What happens

『大江戸五人男』（おおえどごにんおとこ）は、1951年（昭和26年）11月22日公開の日本映画である。松竹製作・配給。監督は伊藤大輔。モノクロ、スタンダード、132分。 松竹映画30周年記念映画として、破格の製作費とオールキャストで製作された大作映画である。脚本家の八尋不二、柳川真一、依田義賢の3人によって結成された「火口会」が構成し、脚本を執筆した。ストーリーは幡随院長兵衛と水野十郎左衛門の対立が中心で、そこに岡本綺堂作『番町皿屋敷』のエピソードを盛り込んでいる。配収は1億2569万円で、1951年度の邦画配収ランキング第2位となった。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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