The Secret of the Urn_
Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for his clan. He recovers but has lost an eye and an arm. Taking a new identity as Tange Sazen, he searches for a stolen urn which has hidden significance to his clan. But Tange Sazen has his own reasons for seeking the urn.
Starring
Kinnosuke Nakamura, Keiko Awaji, Isao Kimura
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Kinnosuke Nakamura stars as Samanosuke / Tange Sazen in The Secret of the Urn.
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Year context
The Secret of the Urn was released 60 years ago in 1966.
Overview
Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for his clan. He recovers but has lost an eye and an arm. Tak...
The Secret of the Urn is a Action, Adventure, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 31m.
CAST (19)
Kinnosuke Nakamura
Samanosuke / Tange Sazen
Keiko Awaji
Fuji
Isao Kimura
Yagyu Genzaburo
Seizaburō Kawazu
Guraku
Tetsuro Tamba
Lord Tsushima Yagyu
Wakaba Irie
Hagino
Ryutaro Otomo
Echizen
Bin Amatsu
Taiken
Takuya Fujioka
Yokichi
KH
Kiyoshi Hitomi
Minoru Hodaka
Shogun
Yoshinobu Kaneko
KK
Kazutarō Kuni
Kinji Nakamura
Tamaru
SO
Shinnosuke Ogata
Junkichi Orimoto
Ippusai
Kyōichi Satō
Ikkaku
ST
Sampei Taira
AY
Auto Yokoyama
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What is The Secret of the Urn about?
Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for his clan. He recovers but has lost an eye and an arm. Taking a new identity as Tange Sazen, he searches for a stolen urn which has hidden significance to his clan. But Tange Sazen has his own reasons for seeking the urn.
How long is The Secret of the Urn?
The Secret of the Urn has a runtime of 91 minutes (1h 31m).
Who stars in The Secret of the Urn?
The cast of The Secret of the Urn includes Kinnosuke Nakamura, Keiko Awaji, Isao Kimura, Seizaburō Kawazu, Tetsuro Tamba.
What is the rating of The Secret of the Urn?
The Secret of the Urn has a rating of 6.6 out of 10 based on 14 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (3)
Action
Adventure
Drama