Underplayed Gems

The Tattooed Lord (1965)

The Tattooed Lord poster
Original title
いれずみ判官
Directed by
Tadashi Sawashima
Genre
drama, mystery
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A magistrate in Edo investigates corruption inside the shogunate. He uncovers a series of suspicious deaths and false accusations.

period piecedeliberateformalintrigue-focusedtraditionaldetective-likesuspensefulplot-driven

What happens

『いれずみ判官』(いれずみはんがん)は、1965年に製作・公開された日本の時代劇映画。主演・鶴田浩二、監督・沢島忠。配給・東映。カラー、シネマスコープ、95分。 同じ東映の片岡千恵蔵の代表作であった、「遠山の金さん」を主人公とした『いれずみ判官』シリーズのリメイク。シリーズ化を予定していたが続編は作られず、鶴田にとって遠山景元を演じた唯一の作品となった。また、これ以降東映では「金さん」ものの劇場用映画は製作されていない。 北町奉行・遠山が江戸幕府の汚職を追求する中で、冤罪事件や不審死事件を解決していく筋。多くの「金さん」ものの通例と異なり、お白洲での裁きのシーンが存在しない。 封切り時の同時上映作品は『忍法忠臣蔵』(監督:長谷川安人 主演:丹波哲郎)。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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