Evil Man of Edo

Evil Man of Edo (1959) is a history, drama film directed by Masahiro Makino rated 8.0/10.

A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less samurai who founded a school for underprivileged children in a poor neighborhood. Into the mix comes a young woman running away from a forced marriage disguised as a teenage boy and becomes a student of the beloved Sensei, while he staves off the advances of a skilled pickpocket and prepares for a bloody showdown against a direct retainer of the shogun!

Cast

Ryutaro Otomo

Sanshiro Kenmochi

Keiko Okawa

Namino

Chizuru Kitagawa

O'ei

Shunji Sakai

Mohei

Isao Yamagata

Tenzen Akiyama

Jun Tazaki

Heisuke

Seizaburō Kawazu

Masao Mishima

Doman

Kunio Kaga

Yakuro Arimura

Sumiko Kaji

Kusuo Abe

Chobei

Jotaro Togami