Saikoro Bugyo
Movie
さいころ奉行
1961/04/18
Speech duration
1h 5min
Word count7,560
Unique words1,927
Words (1-occurrence)1,154
Unique kanji754
Kanji (1-occurrence)261
Speech speed
311
Difficulty Hard
External Rating
90 %

Based on the exploits of real-life historical character Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan, this exciting tale brings the “Demon Magistrate” as he is called to the aid of a beautiful young woman who asks to be abducted on the eve of her wedding so that she would not have to marry a country bumpkin. Instead she plans to go to Edo, where life can be cheap and common criminals run rampant. Can Magistrate Toyama, a gambler himself, see through the plot and keep her safe from harm. Don’t miss this spectacular showpiece of samurai era action led by superstar Kataoka Chiezo in one of his signature roles. When he bares his tattooed right shoulder, all hell breaks loose!

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