A Samurai Never Tells a Lie
May 29 1963
•1h 25m
•Drama
The shogun's vassal Harima Aoyama and a chamber maid are in love with each other, but they cannot be together due to a difference of their status. Soon, an offer of marriage is brought to Harima. Trying to test his love, Okiku breaks one of the plates of the family treasure of the Aoyama family, but Harima doesn't notice. However, someone surrounding her witnesses the moment Okiku breaks the plate on purpose.
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Raizō Ichikawa
Harima Aoyama
Yukiko Fuji
Okiku
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Shindo Genjiro
Yutaka Nakamura
Sawa Mondo
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