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Yagyū Ren'yasai: Hiden Tsukikage-shō (1956)

Yagyū Ren'yasai: Hiden Tsukikage-shō poster
Original title
柳生连也斋:秘传月影抄
Directed by
Katsuhiko Tasaka
Genre
Jidaigeki
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A samurai story set in the Edo period. It follows a swordsman who must protect a hidden technique from falling into the wrong hands.

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What happens

Yagyū Ren'yasai: Hidentsuki Kageshō (柳生連也斎 秘伝月影抄; "The Ren'yasai Yagyu Hidden Story") is a 1956 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Katsuhiko Tasaka. It is a jidaigeki action drama set in the Edo period. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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