- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1955-01-09
- Director: Yasushi Sasaki
- Writers: Ippei Hata , Tatsuo Nakada
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Chiyonosuke Azuma , Hibari Misora , Michiko Ôe , Ryutaro Otomo
- Runtime: 84 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: The Swordman and the Actress (United States of America) , Ôedo senryô bayashi (Japan) , Ôedo senryô bayashi
- Plot: A fellow member of the company named Hanjiro tells Koharu, an actress in a traveling theatrical troupe, about a keepsake folding fan that his lost love Lady Okyo gave him years ado. This fan is a precious clan heirloom whose possessor, for convoluted reasons, will determine the clan's leadership. Sword-slinging bad guys descend to capture the fan, and Koharu embarks on a road trip to Edo to return the MacGuffin to the rightful hands of Lady Okyo.
- IMDB:tt4929692
The Swordman and the Actress Cast · · · ALL
Yasushi Sasaki
Director
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Hibari Misora
Ryutaro Otomo
Kyū Sazanka
Kunio Kaga
Shunji Sakai