Paper Crane Palanquin
Jul 05 1960
•1h 27m
•Drama, History
The death of a samurai in a palanquin leads girl detective Oshichi to take action to crush a plot to overthrow the Shogunate.
Cast
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Hibari Misora
Oshichi / Princess Tae
Jūshirō Konoe
Marubashi Chuya
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Sasaki Hyoma
Kōtarō Satomi
Lord Kishu Yorinobu
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