The Swordsman and the Actress
1955, Japanese. Directed by Yasushi Sasaki.
A fellow member of the company named Hanjiro tells Koharu, an actress in a traveling theatrical troupe, about a keepsake folding fan that his lost love Lady Okyo gave him years ago. It turns out this fan is a precious clan heirloom whose possession, for convoluted reasons, will determine the clan's leadership. Sword-slinging bad guys descend to capture the fan, and Koharu embarks on a road trip to Edo to return the MacGuffin to the rightful hands of Lady Okyo.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 9 January 1955
- Original title
- 大江戸千両囃子
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Tatsuo Nakada
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The Swordsman and the Actress runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The Swordsman and the Actress isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 9 January 1955. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Swordsman and the Actress?
The Swordsman and the Actress (1955) was directed by Yasushi Sasaki and stars Chiyonosuke Azuma, Hibari Misora, Ryutaro Otomo.