- Country: Japan
- Genres: Adventure
- Release: 1951-11-02
- Director: Kyōtarō Namiki
- Writers: Shinobu Hashimoto , Gishu Nakayama
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Sō Yamamura , Ryūnosuke Tsukigata , Ranko Hanai , Eijirō Yanagi , Haruo Tanaka , Yônosuke Toba , Unpei Yokoyama , Bokuzen Hidari , Shigeru Ogura , Sōji Kiyokawa
- Runtime: 107 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Tone no chi shibuki (Japan) , 平手造酒 (Japan) , 利根の血しぶき (Japan) , Hirate zôshu (Japan) , Hirate Miki
- Plot:
With a fate eerily similar to America’s Doc Holliday, Hirate Miki suffered with tuberculosis and became known as the fallen hero in the legendary battle fought in 1844 between two yakuza gangs at the Tonegawa River. This battle spawned many books and motion pictures including the first film in the Blind Swordsman series where Zato Ichi and Hirate Miki form a close friendship, although they are on opposite sides. After mastering swordsmanship at the dojo of Chiba Shusaku, and unable to serve a clan due to his illness, he became a ronin who wound up as bodyguard to Shigezo of Sasagawa leading up to the epic battle.
- IMDB:tt6722916
Hirate Miki Cast · · · ALL
Kyōtarō Namiki
Director
Sō Yamamura
Hirate Miki
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Ranko Hanai
Eijirō Yanagi
Haruo Tanaka
Yônosuke Toba
Unpei Yokoyama
Bokuzen Hidari
Shigeru Ogura
Sōji Kiyokawa
Zeko Nakamura
Gen Shimizu
Kyôzô Fuyuki
Ichiro Kodama
Teruo Wakatsuki
Masao Takamatsu
Sôzaburô Kikuchi
Tomohiko Ôtani
Kôji Hirose
Sôten Kuni
Kiyoko Tsuji