Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

Master swordsman and loya '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.

• Yoshitake HisaScreenplay
• Sadatsugu MatsudaDirector
• Shiro FukaiOriginal Music Composer

• Utaemon IchikawaSaotome Mondonosuke
• Hashizo ŌkawaMinobe Shinbei
• Kinnosuke NakamuraCast
• Chiyonosuke AzumaCast
• Kōtarō SatomiCast
• Kinya KitaojiCast
• Satomi OkaCast
• Hiroko SakuramachiCast
• Harumi UrazatoCast
• Hiromi HanazonoCast
• Keiko OkawaCast
• Eitarō ShindōCast