"Utamatsuri Kanzashi Matoi" - 1958 - Color - Widecreen
Having defeated the Shogunate forces, in 1868 the Satsuma-Choshu Allied Imperial Army was marching from Kyoto to Edo. Against this backdrop, the the van-quished members of Edo's firefighters leave the Satsuma Mansion to burn to the ground instead of putting out the fire. Shintaro, a young ronin takes note of the enmity towards Satsuma and Choshu. The H Brigade of fire-fighters led by Oharu take exception to this and thus begins a battle between the various factions. This is an extremely exciting film with a story that brings a little known story of old Japan to the modern audience. (TV Broadcast quality)
