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One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to the silver screen in a dynamic and exciting tale featuring megastar Toshiro Mifune as an expert swordsman drawn into the action to fight injustice. The Elder Lord travels about disguised as a retired merchant with his two trusty bodyguards Sukesaburo and Kakunoshin by his side and secret agent Yashichi close by. After a chance meeting with a dying man and young woman who had been brutally attacked, they set out for Kaga Province to wreak vengeance on the responsible parties. Don’t miss this exciting journey into Japanese history!
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1978-12-23
- video_camera_front Companies Toei Company
- timer Runtime: 98 Mins
- star Rating: 9.5 / 10
- favorite Likes: 1 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0079569
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Eijirō Tōno
Tokugawa Mitsukuni
Kotaro Satomi
Sasaki Sukesaburo
Shin'ya Ohwada
Atsumi Kakunoshin
Ichirō Nakatani
Kazaguruma no Yashichi
Gentaro Takahashi
Utsukari Hachibei
Toshirō Mifune
Sakuzaemon Okumura
Tōru Abe
Mondo Murai
Muga Takewaki
Ishikawa Hayato
Hajime Hana
Nise Komon
Komaki Kurihara
Yumi
Tatsuo Endō
Hatao Kurobe
Yoshi Katō
Taibei
Kōji Wada
Genpachiro Tsurugi
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Tetsuya Yamanouchi
Director
Shoko Hamura
Screenplay
Katsumi Kawai
Editor
Shun'ichi Nishimura
Producer
Go Toshin
Producer
Seiichi Morimoto
Producer
Naoyuki Sugimoto
Producer
Tan Takaiwa
Producer
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer
Toshio Masuda
Director of Photography
Yoshikazu Sano
Art Direction
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