Akadô Suzunosuke
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Akadô Suzunosuke 1957 Directed by Bin Katō 赤胴鈴之助

First of nine films based on the novel. The first live-action adaptation focuses on the origins of how Akadô Suzunosuke learned his skills as a swordsman.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Action , Fantasy
Production Company Daiei Film
Release Date 21 May 1957
58 mins
Cast
Shoji Umewaka
Shoji Umewaka Akadô Suzunosuke
Naritoshi Hayashi
Naritoshi Hayashi
Yataro Kurokawa
Yataro Kurokawa
Yōko Uraji
Yōko Uraji
Tamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura
Sumire Harukaze
Sumire Harukaze
Setsuko Hama
Setsuko Hama
Shōzō Nanbu
Shōzō Nanbu
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
Ryūzaburō Mitsuoka
Eigorō Onoe
Eigorō Onoe
Shintarō Nanjō
Shintarō Nanjō
Teruyo Asagumo
Teruyo Asagumo
Crew
Director
Bin Katō
Bin Katō
Executive Producer
Shin Sakai
Shin Sakai
Cinematography
Hiroshi Imai
Hiroshi Imai
Composer
Urato Watanabe
Urato Watanabe
Editor
Shigeo Nishida
Shigeo Nishida
Story
Tsunayoshi Takeuchi
Tsunayoshi Takeuchi
Art Direction
Shuhei Kikuchi
Shuhei Kikuchi
Lighting
Kenji Furuya
Kenji Furuya
Assistant Director
Masateru Nishiyama
Masateru Nishiyama
Part of Akado Suzunosuke Collection
Akado Suzunosuke: Monster in the Moonlight
Akado Suzunosuke Destroys the Devil Mask Gang
Akado Suzunosuke and the Vacuum Slash of the Asuka School
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Devil in Crescent Moon Tower
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the One-Legged Devil
Akado Suzunosuke vs. the Birdman with 3 Eyes (1958)
Akado Suzunosuke: Dokuro dentaiji