The Edo Official and Apprentice

The Edo Official and Apprentice 1959

It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!

  • Released: 1959-07-25
  • Runtime: 86 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Drama
  • Stars: Hiromi Hanazono, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Kunio Kaga, Tokinosuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Shima, Hibari Misora, Chiezō Kataoka, Chizuru Kitagawa, Keiko Yukishiro, Shin Tokudaiji, Eijirō Kataoka, Sonosuke Sawamura, Kichijirō Ueda, Kusuo Abe, Miss Wakasa, Kinichi Hanabusa, Haruo Tanaka, Ushio Akashi, Michisaburō Segawa, Kunio Hikita  Show all >
    Hideo Shimada, Yoshiko Tsukibue, Shinnosuke Ogata, Ryūtarō Aoyagi, Kokichi Nakamura, Kajō Onoe, Kyōji Tōyama, Shinji Oda, Michimaro Otabe, Hideo Higashi, Harue Akagi
  • Director: Tadashi Sawashima