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Whirlwind Magistrate

1959, Japanese. Directed by Masahiro Makino.

One of the most popular history-based characters is back when Magistrate Saemonojo Toyama no Kinsan investigates the tragic shipwreck of the 'Sadomaru' near Cape Kasumigaseki. The ship carrying gold bars from Sado Island to Edo for the shogunate disappeared into the ocean on a day with clear skies and no wind. While it is conveniently blamed on a surprise tornado or whirlwind, the Sado Magistrate asks his lifelong friend Magistrate Toyama to get to the root of the mystery in order to save his reputation and avoid a life of shame.

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Released
10 March 1959
Original title
たつまき奉行
Country
Japan
Written by
Hyōgo Suzuki
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Next in the series: The Edo Official and Apprentice (1959), Official with a Tattoo (1960), and Magistrate of Dice (1961).

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Whirlwind Magistrate (1959) was directed by Masahiro Makino and stars Chiezo Kataoka, Chizuru Kitagawa, Yoshiko Sakuma.

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