Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute

Action, Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Sadatsugu Matsuda

Status Released

Release Date 1958-08-12

Storyline

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.