The Acrobats of Death

19591h 28min

Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

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Bored Hatamoto Collection(30)

List for the original Bored Hatamoto films starring Ichikawa Utaemon.

Bored Hatamoto (1930)

Bored Hatamoto film #1

Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto (1930)

Bored Hatamoto film #2

Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai (1931)

Bored Hatamoto film #3

Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo (1931)

Bored Hatamoto film #4

Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage (1933)

Bored Hatamoto film #5

Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo (1935)

Bored Hatamoto film #6

Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku (1935)

Bored Hatamoto film #7

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides (1950)

Bored Hatamoto film #9

Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure (1938)

Bored Hatamoto film #9

Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji (1937)

Bored Hatamoto film #8

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord (1950)

Bored Hatamoto movie #11

Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown (1951)

Bored Hatamoto movie #12

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter (1952)

Around the Genroku era, there was a man named Saotome Shusui-no-Suke, nephew to the senior councilor Matsudaira Sakon Shogen. He was commonly known as the Bored Samurai of the Hatamoto rank. Just as he was engulfed in boredom, Tokugawa Jo-Kaibo, claiming to be the Shogun's illegitimate child, made a grand entrance into Edo. At the behest of Sakon Shogen, Shusui-no-Suke was tasked to investigate Jo-Kaibo's background and had his young page Kyoya disguise as a woman to infiltrate Jo-Kaibo's gun mansion.

Bored Hatamoto Passes By (1953)

Bored Hatamoto movie #14

Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls (1954)

Bored Hatamoto movie #15

Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery (1954)

Bored Hatamoto film #16.

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion (1954)

Bored Hatamoto film #17

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace (1955)

In Kyoto, a samurai named Boredom Otoko, Saotome Mondonosuke , appears and helps a woman being chased by a spy named Genshichi. Unfortunately, the woman is shot and killed. Later, Genshichi explains that the woman was a member of a band of thieves, and because she was let go once, the police officer, Genjuro Mazaki, was demoted to a desk job. Consumed by guilt, Boredom Otoko...

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge (1955)

Bored Hatamoto film #19

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship (1956)

Bored Hatamoto film #20

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy (1959)

6.0

Master swordsman and loyal vassal Saotome Mondonosuke goes on a mission to find a missing princess.

The Acrobats of Death (1959)

5.8

Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958)

5.0

Master swordsman and loya 'Hatamoto' (direct vassal to the Shogun), Saotome Mondonosuke, is sent to investigate an intrigue centering on the Date Clan. The 300th film in the long and illustrious career of Ichikawa Utaemon, one of the most popular Japanese film stars of the period; it brought out an all-star cast as well.

The Mansion of Intrigue (1957)

A swordsman must foil a minister's sinister plan to assassinate the shogun.

Ninja Assassins (1960)

6.0

Saotome Mondonosuke pursues the culprit who placed a malicious curse upon Shogun Tsunekichi.

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return (1960)

Part of the Bored Hatamoto series. The most popular samurai in Edo, Saotome Mondonosuke, known to most as the "Bored Hatamoto" is the only one who can save the shogunate from the dastardly plot to take over the country.

The Cave of the Vampire Bats (1961)

6.0

A maiden is murdered by a mysterious ninja, unfortunately two young ladies witness this, good thing the bored Lord is walking by, he saved the girls but was too late to save the maiden, quickly he finds himself mixed up in a mystery of murdered maidens, an unknown ninja clan, attempted assassinations towards himself and a cursed vampire bat cave, can the bored Lord solve this puzzle before maidens lose their lives?

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion (1962)

Bored Hatamoto movie #29

The Mysterious Cape (1963)

6.0

Ryujin Misaki, located at the edge of the Genkai Sea, is known as an isolation ward for leprosy patients. When Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogun, hears news of a doctor gone missing, he begins to suspect that things are not what they seem at Ryujin Misaki. Intent on discovering the truth, Saotome launches a private investigation.

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower (1957)

Bored Hatamoto film #21

The Acrobats of Death

Bored Hatamoto Collection(30)

Bored Hatamoto (1930)

Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto (1930)

Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai (1931)

Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo (1931)

Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage (1933)

Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo (1935)

Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku (1935)

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides (1950)

Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure (1938)

Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji (1937)

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord (1950)

Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown (1951)

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter (1952)

Bored Hatamoto Passes By (1953)

Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls (1954)

Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery (1954)

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion (1954)

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace (1955)

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge (1955)

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship (1956)

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy (1959)

The Acrobats of Death (1959)

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958)

The Mansion of Intrigue (1957)

Ninja Assassins (1960)

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return (1960)

The Cave of the Vampire Bats (1961)

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion (1962)

The Mysterious Cape (1963)

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower (1957)

Magistrate Mayuzumi

I Really Hate My Ex

Midnight Snack

No. 16: Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream

Wavelengths

Desiring Objects

La venganza del padre Rosendo

Tim Kim's Great Escape 2

Duet

Mercs

The Flight of The Crocodile – Ruy Cinatti’s Timor

Beim nächsten Tanz wird alles anders

Bugs Bunny and Friends

Aloma of the South Seas

1906

Story by the Beggar

Koma

Bored Hatamoto Collection(30)

Bored Hatamoto (1930)

Bored Hatamoto in Kyoto (1930)

Bored Hatamoto Appears in Sendai (1931)

Bored Hatamoto Returns to Edo (1931)

Bored Hatamoto on a Rampage (1933)

Bored Hatamoto on the Nakasendo (1935)

Bored Hatamoto Judges 100,000-koku (1935)

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 1: The Seven Brides (1950)

Bored Hatamoto Enters the Mountain of Treasure (1938)

Bored Hatamoto on Mt. Fuji (1937)

Bored Hatamoto Detective, Part 2: Poisoning of the Demon Lord (1950)

Bored Hatamoto: The Demon of Chinatown (1951)

Bored Hatamoto: The Imposter (1952)

Bored Hatamoto Passes By (1953)

Bored Hatamoto: House of Skulls (1954)

Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery (1954)

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion (1954)

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Demon Palace (1955)

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Letter of Challenge (1955)

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Ghost Ship (1956)

Bored Hatamoto: The Daimonji Conspiracy (1959)

The Acrobats of Death (1959)

Bored Hatamoto: Idle Vassal Tribute (1958)

The Mansion of Intrigue (1957)

Ninja Assassins (1960)

Bored Hatamoto: Island of No Return (1960)

The Cave of the Vampire Bats (1961)

Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Coral Mansion (1962)

The Mysterious Cape (1963)

Bored Hatamoto: Mysterious Crimson Tower (1957)