Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro". He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time, he reluctantly agrees when a girl hires him to kill a local offical who has unfairly taxed her villagers. But he soon discoves that not all is at it appears when he finds a direct link to his past.
Title | Lowly Ronin |
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Year | 1981 |
Genre | Drama, Action, TV Movie |
Country | Japan |
Studio | Mifune Productions, Fuji Television Network |
Cast | Toshirō Mifune, Kahori Takeda, Mizuho Suzuki, Masao Imafuku, Tokue Hanazawa, Fujio Tokita |
Crew | Kazuo Ikehiro (Director), Susumu Ono (Director of Photography), Kei Tasaka (Screenplay), Masuo Tsutsui (Art Direction), Kazuo Endo (Sound Recordist), Yoshihiro Araki (Editor) |
Keyword | samurai |
Release | Oct 30, 1981 |
Runtime | 90 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 0.00 / 10 by 0 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | 日本語 |