Japan's hottest power couple? Fighting actual fires with swords and songs.
It's fighting fires and swordsmen with a touch of music in this free-for-all of action and excitement combining the talents of Japan's most popular couple... Misora Hibari and Okawa Hashizo. Along with the great Otomo Rytaro as Tatsugoro the fire chief, they keep Edo safe as part of the famed Megumi Fire Squad.
Stunts
Practical fire stunts that'll singe your eyebrows
Acting
Misora Hibari's star power dominates every frame
Director
Kiyoshi Saeki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Misora Hibari was Japan's biggest postwar star; her pairing with Okawa Hashizo made this a guaranteed blockbuster. Their real-life chemistry made studio heads bankable.
The Megumi Fire Squad was a real historical unit, and this film helped revive interest in Edo-period firefighting culture. Those uniforms? Painstakingly researched.
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