Samurai Saga(1959)
Edmund Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as a friend, so he helps another man to woo her by giving him the poetry of his own heart.
Movie: Samurai Saga
Top 10 Billed Cast
Heihachiro Komaki
Lady Ochii / Princess Chiyo
Jutaro [Jurota] Karibe
Nanae
Nagashima
Rakuzo the sake seller (uncredited)
Akaboshi
Okuni
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
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