Sakura Official (1962)

As Japan’s Tokugawa shogunate nears the end of its rule, Edo North Magistrate Toyama no Kinsan is called upon to judge the most difficult case of his career. In a masterfully woven tale, he has to face the truth about his estranged father’s possible involvement in a nefarious plot to take over rule of the Hizen Shimabara clan by assassinating the rightful lord, his son, and install one of Shogun Ienari’s offspring as daimyo.

Genres: History, War

Stars: Chiezo Kataoka, Yoshie Mizutani, Kikuko Hojo, Yumiko Mihara, Kenji Susukida