Japan / UK,
2010, 141 min
(Alternative: 120 min)
Directed by:
Takashi MiikeScreenplay:
天願大介Cinematography:
北信康Composer:
Kōji EndōCast:
Kōji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, 伊勢谷友介, Gorō Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ikki Sawamura, Arata Furuta, Sousuke Takaoka, Seiji Rokkaku, 窪田正孝, Ken Mitsuishi (more)VOD (3)
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Cult director Takeshi Miike (Ichi The Killer, Audition) delivers a bravado action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a brave group of elite samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and his army to prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war torn future. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
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![市村正親](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/242/169242301_ff4f8o.jpg)
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