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丹下左膳 こけ猿の壺 (1954)

丹下左膳 こけ猿の壺 poster
Directed by
Kenji Misumi
Country
Japan

How it feels

A one-eyed samurai gets caught up in a farce over a tea jar that holds a map to hidden treasure. Bumbling characters chase the jar through slapstick adventures in old Japan.

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What happens

『丹下左膳 こけ猿の壷』(たんげさぜんこけざるのつぼ)は、1954年12月8日に大映が配給した、三隅研次監督による時代劇映画。三隅研次・第1回監督作品。戦前に山中貞雄により映像化された映画『丹下左膳余話 百萬両の壺』のリメイク。これまで何度も丹下左膳役を演じていた大河内傳次郎、最後の丹下左膳役である。 財宝の有りかの手掛かりが記された茶壷、通称「こけ猿の壷」を巡るドタバタ劇を描いた作品である。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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