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The Imposter
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.
| Release : | 1952 |
| Rating : | 5.5 |
| Studio : | Shochiku, |
| Crew : | Art Direction, Cinematography, |
| Cast : | Utaemon Ichikawa Chikako Miyagi Keiko Kishi Kodayu Ichikawa Kuniko Igawa |
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Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...
Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.
This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
