Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter(1952)
旗本退屈男 江戸城罷り通る
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter Synopsis
Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior councilor Matsudaira Sakon Shogen. He was commonly known as the Bored Samurai of the Hatamoto rank. Just as he was engulfed in boredom, Tokugawa Jo-Kaibo, claiming to be the Shogun's illegitimate child, made a grand entrance into Edo. At the behest of Sakon Shogen, Shusui-no-Suke was tasked to investigate Jo-Kaibo's background and had his young page Kyoya disguise as a woman to infiltrate Jo-Kaibo's gun mansion.
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter (1952) is a action and history film directed by Tatsuo Ōsone, released on January 14, 1952 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Utaemon Ichikawa, Chikako Miyagi, Keiko Kishi and Kodayu Ichikawa.
- Director:
- Tatsuo Ōsone
- Writers:
- Hyōgo Suzuki, Isamu Nagae, Mitsuzō Sasaki
- Producers:
- Kōichi Takagi, Shigeki Sugiyama
- Production:
- Shochiku
- Status:
- Released
Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter Cast & Crew
Main cast
Utaemon Ichikawa
as Saotome Mondonosuke
Chikako Miyagi
as 霧島京彌
Keiko Kishi
as 菊路
Kodayu Ichikawa
as 松平左近将監
Kuniko Igawa
as 萩乃
Kōkichi Takada
as 徳川浄海坊
Joji Kaieda
as 徳川将軍
Eijirō Yanagi
as 北村内膳正
Minoru Ōki
as 宮本小次郎
- Ayuko Saijō
Ayuko Saijō
as 七重
- Mitsuo Nagata
Mitsuo Nagata
as 左右田孫六
- Jushiro Kobayashi
Jushiro Kobayashi
as 空っ風の権次
Key crew
Directed by Tatsuo Ōsone, written by Hyōgo Suzuki, Isamu Nagae and Mitsuzō Sasaki, produced by Kōichi Takagi and Shigeki Sugiyama.
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Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter – Frequently Asked Questions
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Who stars in Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter?
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The main cast of Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter (1952) includes Utaemon Ichikawa, Chikako Miyagi, Keiko Kishi, Kodayu Ichikawa and Kuniko Igawa. The film was directed by Tatsuo Ōsone. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
When was Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter released?
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Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter was released on January 14, 1952 and runs for 1h 34m.