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Samurai Saga (1959)
Edmund Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac, transplanted to Japan. A poet-warrior with an oversized nose (matched only by his great heart) loves a lady. But she sees him only as a friend, so he helps another man to woo her by giving him the poetry of his own heart.
Actor: Akihiko Hirata Akira Takarada Eiko Miyoshi Kamatari Fujiwara Keiko Awaji Sachio Sakai Seizaburô Kawazu Toshirō Mifune Yôko Tsukasa Yoshifumi Tajima
Director: Hiroshi Inagaki, Teruo Maru
Country: Japan