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Whirlwind Magistrate(1959)
Status: Released
Date: 1959-03-10
55%
2 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
Overview:
One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the 'Sadomaru' near Cape Kasumigaseki. The ship carrying gold bars from Sado Island to Edo for the shogunate disappeared into the ocean on a day with clear skies and no wind. While it is conveniently blamed on a surprise tornado or whirlwind, the Sado Magistrate asks his lifelong friend Magistrate Toyama to get to the root of the mystery in order to save his reputation and avoid a life of shame.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
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Movie: Whirlwind Magistrate
Top 10 Billed Cast
片岡千恵蔵
喜多川千鶴
佐久間良子
山村聰
加賀邦男
月形龍之介
東千代之介
柳永二郎
進藤英太郎
明石潮
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Overview
One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the 'Sadomaru' near Cape Kasumigaseki. The ship carrying gold bars from Sado Island to Edo for the shogunate disappeared into the ocean on a day with clear skies and no wind. While it is conveniently blamed on a surprise tornado or whirlwind, the Sado Magistrate asks his lifelong friend Magistrate Toyama to get to the root of the mystery in order to save his reputation and avoid a life of shame.
Release Date
1959-03-10
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5.5
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