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Takamaru and Kikumaru (1959)

Original title: 高丸菊丸

1959-03-17 · 2h 19m · JA
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Two brothers, Takamaru and Kikumaru, are living with their father, Hakuraku-Ou, until one day Hakuraku-Ou is killed by "Death's-Head" Ginnosuke, a villain skilled in the art of sorcery. Hakuraku-Ou had long been seeking a Tiger Seal which, together with the Dragon Seal in his possession, would reveal the location of a huge ancestral fortune. But on the very night that the Tiger Seal was found, it was stolen by Tomomitsu, Ginnosuke's chief. When the two brothers receive the Dragon Seal from their father just before his death they determine to go to Death's-Head Castle, in order to recover the Tiger Seal.

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Santaro MaruneDirector

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Kinshiro MatsumotoKinshiro MatsumotoTakamaruKotobuki HananomotoKotobuki HananomotoKikumaruKyōko IzumiKyōko IzumiKikuko HojoKikuko HojoKeiko AsamiKeiko AsamiKunitaro SawamuraKunitaro SawamuraUshio AkashiUshio AkashiFujitayamaFujitayamaKikue MōriKikue MōriHaruyo IchikawaHaruyo IchikawaHiroshi NawaHiroshi NawaHiroshi OgasawaraHiroshi Ogasawara"Death's-Head" Ginnosuke

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Genre affinityAdventurePacingLongDirector preference462705Actor preference443989 · 426666 · 335808Country preferenceJpDecade preference1950

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What is Takamaru and Kikumaru about?

Two brothers, Takamaru and Kikumaru, are living with their father, Hakuraku-Ou, until one day Hakuraku-Ou is killed by "Death's-Head" Ginnosuke, a villain skilled in the art of sorcery. Hakuraku-Ou had long been seeking a Tiger Seal which, together with the Dragon Seal in his possession, would reveal the location of a huge ancestral fortune. But on the very night that the Tiger Seal was found, it was stolen by Tomomitsu, Ginnosuke's chief. When the two brothers receive the Dragon Seal from their father just before his death they determine to go to Death's-Head Castle, in order to recover the Tiger Seal.

How long is Takamaru and Kikumaru?

Takamaru and Kikumaru has a runtime of 139 minutes.