Evil Man of Edo
MovieTitle | 江戸の悪太郎 |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Dec 13, 1959 |
Genre | History, Drama, Comedy |
Director | Masahiro Makino |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | Toei Company |
Run time | 90 min. |
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!