Film

Lord Mito: Struggle of Suke and Kaku

1961 · 1h 31m · Action · Comedy · Drama

The story of two young men whose ambition is to become the personal bodyguards to the Shogun's uncle, Lord Mito Komon. Portrayed by a pair of up and coming stars, Sasaki Sukesaburo (Matsukata), the son of a widower and Atsumi Kakunoshin (Kitaoji), whose mother is a widow find themselves constantly in trouble and are forced to become two of the most powerful fighters in all Japan. The stories about Mito Komon and his travels througout Japan are many, but this is one that had yet to be told. The struggles of Suke-san and Kaku-san faced in order to join the Elder in his quest to fight against injustice and corruption during the samurai era.

Hiroki Matsukata

Kinya Kitaoji

Kikuko Hojo

Mari Watanabe

Eiji Okada

Eitarō Ozawa

Haruo Tanaka

Shizue Natsukawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Hisashi Igawa

Kanji Koshiba

Juro Hoshi

Kantarō Suga

Minken Karasawa

Kazuo Akatsuki

• Tadashi SawashimaDirector · Screenplay
• Yoshio ShirasakaScreenplay
• Nagaki YamagishiDirector of Photography
• Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
• Shintarō MiyamotoEditor

水戸黄門　助さん格さん大暴れ(予告編)

Release date

July 19, 1961

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Action, Comedy, Drama