Father Avenger

Overview

Master director Sadao Nakajima brings to life the adventures of Shohachi, a ronin (masterless samurai) searching for his father's enemy. O-Tama, the star of a light acrobatics hut in the back mountains of Asakusa, falls in love at first sight with a ronin named Shohachi who appears out of nowhere and, impressed by his skills, asks him to become the troupe's bodyguard. Shohachi, who is searching for his father's enemy Hyoto, follows the troupe on their provincial tour and finally finds him. But it seems that his enemy is quite skilled.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

April 30, 1987

Original language

English

Production

Toei Company,TV Asahi

Cast

Koji Nakamoto,Masatoshi Nakamura,Chosuke Ikariya,Mikio Narita,Keiko Saitô,Casey Takamine,Aki Takejo

Director

Sadao Nakajima

Writer

Ichirō Miyagawa

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt32134901