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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000 Koku
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The Man Who Challenged 8,000,000 Koku (1961)

Happyakuman gokuni idomu otoko

95 mins

Country: Japan

Director: Nobuo Nakagawa

Actors: Hiroko SakuramachiUtaemon Ichikawa

Genres: Action, Drama, Jidaigeki

Subtitle: English

4.73/ 5 2 votes
Movie plot

A story of an orphan boy who wanted the love of parents so badly, another orphan sincerely pitied him to the point he gives his secret birthright as an illegitimate son to a Shogun as a “gift of hope” to the sad boy. As the orphan boy grew up, his loving heart became bitter and he saw the opportunity to take advantage of this birthright with the help of a man who wanted to use this orphan’s desire to be loved, for seizing power in the shogunate by using the imposter. Many obstacles to hurdle along the way of deception, however, will they succeed or will he be exposed?

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