The Swordsman and the Actress (1955)
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 ago. It turns out this fan is a precious clan heirloom whose possession, 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.
- Release Date: 1955-01-09
- Runtime: 1h 24min
- Production Company: Toei Company
- Production Country: Japan
- Director: Yasushi Sasaki
- Writer: Tatsuo Nakada
