
Showdown at Lightning Pass
Overview
A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.
Top Cast


Utaemon Ichikawa
Utaemon Ichikawa
Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu
Utaemon Ichikawa
Takata Matabei Yoshitsugu


Shinjirō Ehara
Shinjirō Ehara
Kojiro
Shinjirō Ehara
Kojiro


Satomi Oka
Satomi Oka
Yukie
Satomi Oka
Yukie


Yukiji Asaoka
Yukiji Asaoka
Courtesan Shioji
Yukiji Asaoka
Courtesan Shioji


Sawamura Sōjūrō IX
Sawamura Sōjūrō IX
Shinohara Samanosuke
Sawamura Sōjūrō IX
Shinohara Samanosuke


Sayuri Tachikawa
Sayuri Tachikawa
Chigusa
Sayuri Tachikawa
Chigusa
Ryūji Shinagawa
Ryūji Shinagawa
Kawabe Hannojo
Ryūji Shinagawa
Kawabe Hannojo


Yataro Kurokawa
Yataro Kurokawa
Yagyu Tajima-no-kami
Yataro Kurokawa
Yagyu Tajima-no-kami


Kunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga
Hideo Hongo
Hideo Hongo
Hideo Hongo
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