Oct 20, 1954
95 min
Full-HD

The Princess Sen (1954)

During the Warring States era of early 17th century Japan, teenage princess Sen is besieged with other members of her family in Osaka Castle, by a rival force led by her grandfather.

Category

History

Country

Japan

Companies

Daiei Film

Machiko Kyō

Kenji Sugawara

Shinobu Araki

Chieko Higashiyama

Kan Ishii

Raizō Ichikawa

Hideyori Toyotomi

Isao Yamagata

Hanayo Sumi

Dancing waiting-girl

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