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Matsukata-san
I created this while watching some DVDs of the old shows starring him, for the first time in ages.
I found myself deeply moved by him costarring with his father in some of (Inagaki Hiroshi's) the Yagyuu Bugeichou/Yagyu Secret Scrolls films...
We will never watch his intense swordfight again. It is a big loss for the jidaigeki culture...