Case of a Young Lord 1
若さま侍捕物手帖 地獄の皿屋敷
Synopsis
As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Shogun), pawned his family heirloom, a valuable Gosu plate for 100 ryo. When, of all occasions, Yokogawa Dewa came to visit and asked to see the Gosu plate on May 5th, Boy's Festival. Yamaoka then sent his steward to borrow the plate back, but the pawnbroker coldheartedly refused. He died soon thereafter of an unknown cause. Soon after that, two warehouses were broken into, but nothing was taken. When Detective Shokichi seeks the help of Young lord samurai, in solving these mysterious crimes that plague the town he takes the case and immediately surmises that the thief was looking for something special. Could the answer be hidden in the coffin of a deceased merchant who had his most valuable things buried with him. The tension mounts and the mystery deepens. Can Young lord solve the case?
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Kinnosuke Fukada
- Screenplay & Story
- Shōtarō Saijō, Michihei Muramatsu
- Original Score
- Hideo Ozawa
- Original Title
- 若さま侍捕物手帖 地獄の皿屋敷
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 52m
- Production Studios
- Toei Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Kinnosuke Fukada
Shōtarō Saijō, Michihei Muramatsu, Masayuki Jo
Hideo Ozawa
Makoto Tsuboi
Tsujin Fukushima, Hirotsugu Kodama
Department Leadership Roster
Makoto Tsuboi
Director of Photography
Shōtarō Saijō
Screenplay
Michihei Muramatsu
Screenplay
Kinnosuke Fukada
Director
Hideo Ozawa
Original Music Composer
Tsujin Fukushima
Producer
Hirotsugu Kodama
Producer
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What is Case of a Young Lord 1 about?
As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Shogun), pawned his family heirloom, a valuable Gosu plate for 100 ryo. When, of all occasions, Yokogawa Dewa came to visit and asked to see the Gosu plate on May 5th, Boy's Festival. Yamaoka then sent his steward to borrow the plate back, but the pawnbroker coldheartedly refused. He died soon thereafter of an unknown cause. Soon after that, two warehouses were broken into, but nothing was taken. When Detective Shokichi seeks the help of Young lord samurai, in solving these mysterious crimes that plague the town he takes the case and immediately surmises that the thief was looking for something special. Could the answer be hidden in the coffin of a deceased merchant who had his most valuable things buried with him. The tension mounts and the mystery deepens. Can Young lord solve the case?
Who directed Case of a Young Lord 1?
Case of a Young Lord 1 was directed by Kinnosuke Fukada.
Who stars in Case of a Young Lord 1?
The principal cast of Case of a Young Lord 1 includes Hashizo Ōkawa, Michiko Hoshi, Yumiko Hasegawa, Kensaku Hara, Sōji Kiyokawa.
When was Case of a Young Lord 1 released and how long is it?
Case of a Young Lord 1 was released in 1956 with a total runtime of 52m.
Who composed the musical score for Case of a Young Lord 1?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Case of a Young Lord 1 was composed by Hideo Ozawa.