Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

Name: Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute
Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda
Genre: Action, Drama
Released: 1958-08-12
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa, Hashizo Ōkawa, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Chiyonosuke Azuma, Kōtarō Satomi

Original title: 旗本退屈男

5.5(4)19581h 49mJA

Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda

Part of the Bored Hatamoto Collection

Master swordsman and loyal 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.