A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (三十三間堂・通し矢物語) 79 years old

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo

In A Tale of Archery, young, timid bowmaster Kazuma (Akitake Kôno) seeks to beat the archery record set by Hoshino Kanzaemon, a mysterious figure who, it is rumored, drove the previous champion (Kazuma’s father) to suicide. Possessed of much raw talent, Kazuma is also very much a coward, holing himself up in an inn run by the kindly Okinu (Kinuyo Tanaka) and generally avoiding confrontation of any sort. Despite his clandestine manner, enough of the locals know of Kazuma’s purpose and an attempt is made on his life. He is saved by Karatsu Kanbei (Kazuo Hasegawa), a samurai who offers to help Kazuma hone his archery skills, though it soon becomes clear that this apparently selfless stranger has several potentially shady ulterior motives.

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A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo Cast

Name Character
Kazuo Hasegawa He was 37, 76 years old when he died as Kanbei Kanzamon
Haruo Tanaka He was 33, 79 years old when he died as Seijiro
Kinuyo Tanaka She was 34, 66 years old when she died as Okinu
Taizô Fukami
Akitake Kôno He was 33, 66 years old when he died as Kazuma Hochino
Tokue Hanazawa
Fumiko Katsuragi She was 66, 67 years old when she died as Hoshino's mother
Sensho Ichikawa as Daihachiro

A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo Crew

Name Department
Hideo Oguni as Writer. He was 40 (91) years old when He died Writing
Mikio Naruse as Director. He was 39 (63) years old when He died Directing
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo poster
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (79 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, June 28, 1945
  • Runtime: 77 minutes