Evil Man of Edo

Evil Man of Edo (1959) on 123movies: history and drama film starring Ryutaro Otomo and Keiko Okawa. Plot summary, full cast and release details. A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less samurai who founded a school for underprivileged children in a poor neighborhood. Into the mix comes a young woman running away from a forced marriage disguised as a teenage boy and becomes a student of the beloved Sensei, while he staves off the advances of a skilled pickpocket and prepares for a bloody showdown against a direct retainer of the shogun!