Hiromi Hanazono — Actor (25)
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Shingo's Original Challenge, Part 4 (1960) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
新吾十番勝負　完結篇
director: Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Satomi Oka …
other title: 新吾十番勝負　完結篇
Aoi Shingo, a son of the Shogun, continues his travels seeking to further his mastery of the sword. In this final episode of the popular “Shingo’s Original Challenge” series, Shingo confronts his master’s killer in the ultimate test of his skill.
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Bloody Battle at Dawn (1959) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
天下の伊賀越 暁の血戦
director: Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Hiromi Hanazono / Utaemon Ichikawa …
other title: 天下の伊賀越 暁の血戦
A story of revenge between two samurai families on the Igagoe Road. Araki Mataemon born in the province of Iga. He studied the art of the sword under the Yagyu family. He helped the younger brother of his wife Watanabe Kazuma take revenge on his enemy Kawai Matagoro. Ichikawa Utaemon plays Araki Matemon and his son Kinya Kataoji plays Kazuma.
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Road Warriors (1960) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
あやめ笠 喧嘩街道
director: Tai Katō actor: Ryūji Shinagawa / Kyoko Aoyama …
other title: あやめ笠 喧嘩街道
A dashing edition with fights , love, and laughter, in which the sorrows and joys of the guiltless world are colored by the guiltless travel crow, Ayame 's Gantaro, with the turbulent and exciting Wakizashi Hitoshi .
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Samurai Hawk (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
旗本喧嘩鷹
director: Nobuo Nakagawa actor: Utaemon Ichikawa / Yumiko Hasegawa …
other title: 旗本喧嘩鷹
1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they must take any means possible to get to the bottom of this mystery and find out who is behind them.
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Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
旗本退屈男
director: Sadatsugu Matsuda actor: Utaemon Ichikawa / Hashizo Ōkawa …
other title: 旗本退屈男 / The Bored Hatamoto Samurai
Master swordsman and loyal 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.
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Detective Hibari: Secret of the Golden Coin (1958) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
ひばり捕物帖　自雷也小判
director: Kinnosuke Fukada actor: Hibari Misora / Kōtarō Satomi …
other title: ひばり捕物帖　自雷也小判
A princess finds life behind the protection of her brother and the high walls of the mansion to be quite dull, so she takes on another identity and lives in a small house in Edo pretending to be a singer but all the while she is actually a Shogunate Detective. Framed by a crooked magistrate for a crime she did not commit, Oshichi must clear her name of false charges after a woman helps to lead a prison break of the notorious Oshu Remnants. Meanwhile the magistrate, Lord Kai, conspires to be rid of her brother, Clan Elder, Lord Abe Iyo. Her only clue is an ornate dagger with a handle made of golden coins.
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Yagyu Chronicles 2: The Secret Sword (1961) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
柳生武芸帳　夜ざくら秘剣
director: Masahiko Izawa actor: Jūshirō Konoe / Shingo Yamashiro …
other title: 柳生武芸帳　夜ざくら秘剣
This is the second film in the popular black and white series about the master swordsman, Yagyu Jubei. When the Yagyu clan falls victim to rival Kasumi spies, Yagyu Jubei is called to action to protect them. But in performing his duty, he becomes the target of those who wish to destroy his clan.
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Case of a Young Lord 8 (1960) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
若さま侍捕物帖
director: Yasushi Sasaki actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Ryūtarō Aoyagi …
other title: 若さま侍捕物帖
A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed as a rebel by a corrupt member of the Shogun's Council of Elders. Young Lord decides to take on the Shogun's vile chief attendant.
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Case of a Young Lord 7: Red Crane House (1958) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
若さま侍捕物帖　紅鶴屋敷
director: Tadashi Sawashima actor: Hashizo Ōkawa / Hiromi Hanazono …
other title: 若さま侍捕物帖　紅鶴屋敷
All is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are happening at Echigoya’s Red Crane Mansion, and when Young Lord comes to relax he finds no peace until he can unravel the mystery rooted in the past when a beautiful samurai princess prayed for a handsome bridegroom to take her away. When a body turns up on the riverbank it is high time for Young Lord to delve into the case, while avoiding dangerous gangsters who have taken over the town. This is the 7th case that Young Lord is called upon to solve. Leaving only the mystery of who he is and where he came from! As always, Okawa Hashizo plays the role to perfection.
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The Edo Official and Apprentice (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
江戸っ子判官とふり袖小僧
director: Tadashi Sawashima actor: Chiezo Kataoka / Chizuru Kitagawa …
other title: 江戸っ子判官とふり袖小僧
It's an extravaganza of entertainment as famous magistrate in disguise, Toyama no Kinshiro attempts to confront the elusive thief known as the "Long-Sleeve Burglar". Played to the hilt by Misora Hibari in a delightful performance highlighted by singing, dancing, and swordplay with a unique story within a story twist that starts to unfold in the city jail as a playwright is brought into custody and meets the famed Long-Sleeve Burglar himself. Misora Hibari is totally captivating in this gender bending role as the famed thief whose expoits can only be stopped by the great Kin-san himself!