Shadow Over Fuji
The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was an open official secret, took place on the foothills of Mt. Fuji. Fearing attacks from within and without, the Shogunate planned to build a training castle utilizing the most advanced techniques. Two master castle architects, Sato Kikutaro and Kumai Hakuten, were selected to compete for the honor of building this castle. Lord Mizuno Dewa has even ordered the townspeople to assist both sides with their land surveys and preparations. This leads to fear on the part of farmers that their land will be taken away from them, and sets off a series of events which rock the nation to its very roots. With an all-star cast, this is an important story with relevance to current times. One of Ichikawa Utaemon's finest performances, a true classic!
Cast
Utaemon Ichikawa
as Sato
Eitarō Shindō
as Hakuten
Kōtarō Satomi
as Bunroku
Kinya Kitaoji
as
Yumiko Hasegawa
as
Denjirō Ōkōchi
as
Eitarō Shindō
as
Isao Yamagata
as
Satomi Oka
as
Hiroko Sakuramachi
as
