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Evil Man of Edo
Evil Man of Edo

EVIL MAN OF EDO

Edo no akutaro

Directed by Masahiro Makino
Japan, 1959
Drama

Synopsis

Sanshiro is an affable ronin turned schoolteacher in a poor section of Edo. He takes in a boy called Sankichi as his servant and assistance, not realizing that Sankichi is actually a girl named Namino who fled her wealthy family to escape an arranged wedding.

Synopsis

Sanshiro is an affable ronin turned schoolteacher in a poor section of Edo. He takes in a boy called Sankichi as his servant and assistance, not realizing that Sankichi is actually a girl named Namino who fled her wealthy family to escape an arranged wedding.