The Acrobats of Death (1959)

Name: The Acrobats of Death
Genre: Action, History
Released: 1959-01-09
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Utaemon Ichikawa, Kinya Kitaoji, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Akiko Santo, Yoshiko Sakuma

The Acrobats of Death (1959), directed by Yasushi Sasaki, starring Utaemon Ichikawa and Kinya Kitaoji.

01/09/1959 BR Action and History 1h 28m

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Synopsis

Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

伊藤武夫Cinematography
Yasushi SasakiDirector
宮本信太郎Editing
山田栄一Original music

旗本退屈男

The franchise in release order. 30 films.

Trivia

It premiered on January 9, 1959, a Friday.
It runs 1h28 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "旗本退屈男　謎の南蛮太鼓".
It is film 24 of 30 in the 旗本退屈男 franchise.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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StudiosToei Company
CountriesJapan
LanguagesJapanese
StatusReleased

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伊藤武夫 Cinematography
Yasushi Sasaki Director
宮本信太郎 Editing
山田栄一 Original music
池宮彰一郎 Screenplay

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What is The Acrobats of Death about?

The Acrobats of Death: Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

Who directed The Acrobats of Death?

The Acrobats of Death was directed by Yasushi Sasaki in 1959.

Who stars in The Acrobats of Death?

The cast of The Acrobats of Death includes Utaemon Ichikawa, Kinya Kitaoji, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Akiko Santo and Yoshiko Sakuma.

How long is The Acrobats of Death?

The Acrobats of Death runs for 88 minutes, or 1h28.

What is the correct order of the 旗本退屈男 films?

The 旗本退屈男 franchise has 30 films in the catalogue. In release order: 旗本退屈男; 京へ上がった退屈男; 仙台に現はれた退屈男; 江戸へ帰った退屈男; 爆走する退屈男; 中仙道を行く退屈男; 十万石を裁く退屈男; 富士に立つ退屈男.