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Benten Kozo

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Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to raise money for the temple, but also to display young lads who were essentially for sale to the highest bidder. When Kiku gets fed up with how the temple uses the orphans and wants to leave he gets accused of a double murder and has to flee for his life and liberty.

Starring
Hibari Misora, Yasushi Sasaki, Kotaro Satomi, Yasushi Sasaki, Hiromi Hanazono, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Atsuko Nakazato

Director
Yasushi Sasaki

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Benten Kozo

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Orphaned Kiku was raised at a Buddhist temple and learned theatrical arts and martial arts as a child, which were used to put on stage productions to raise money for the temple, but also to display young lads who were essentially for sale to the highest bidder. When Kiku gets fed up with how the temple uses the orphans and wants to leave he gets accused of a double murder and has to flee for his life and liberty.

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Released
1960
Runtime
1 hr 14 min