In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", ... See full summary
Zanjin zanbaken (1929) Online
- Original Title :
- Zanjin zanbaken
- Genre :
- Movie
- Year :
- 1929
- Directror :
- Daisuke Itô
- Cast :
- Ryûnosuke Tsukigata,Hiroshi Kaneko,Misao Seki
- Writer :
- Daisuke Itô
- Type :
- Movie
- Rating :
- 6.5/10
In medieval Japan, a brutal and corrupt magistrate is planning to kill the child who is about to become the heir to the estate and position of the local lord and substitute his own "heir", an orphan, in order to get control of the late lord's estate and rule as the impostor's "regent". However, a mysterious stranger appears and sets out to thwart the magistrate's plans and free the people from his oppressive rule.
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
 | Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | - | Raizaburo |
 | Hiroshi Kaneko | ||
| Misao Seki | - | Osuga |
| Sôemon Wada | ||
| Kanji Ishii | ||
| Kujaku Wakatsuki | ||
| Miharu Ito | ||
| Tojin Amando | ||
| Yasutora Ichikawa | ||
| Haruo Inoue | ||
| Taro Ikuta | ||
| Yaeko Hitotsubashi | ||
| Jin'ichi Amano | - | (as Jinichi Amano) |
| Shoko Asano | ||
| Den'nosuke Ichikawa | - | (as Dennosuke Ichikawa) |
In the top 10 of Kinema Junpo's Top Japanese Movies of 1929.