Samurai of Hachiman

Overview

A mysterious swordsman called Hatokuro Yawata (Ken Matsudaira) who appeared from somewhere with white pigeons is actually Naotada Ii, the lord of Hikone Han. He was told that he had an older brother of twin by his mother on her deathbed. Hatokuro pretended to be a citizen in Edo and searched for his brother. However, in Edo, Murasaki Gumi, led by the mysterious Murasaki had power and used it as they like. One day, Hatokuro saved Okyu whose office-worker father was killed from Sanjuro Akaseki of Murasakigumi. It brought about a fierce fight between Murasaki and Hatokuro. What is the identity of Murasaki!?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 19, 1981

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Daisuke Iijima,Genji Kawai,Yukiji Asaoka,Rebun Hori,Kyoko Yoshizawa,Yoshiro Ichikawa,Kojou Chiaki,Takuzō Kumagai,Seiji Ikeda,Kōji Shimizuand 16 more

Director

Yoshiyuki Kuroda

Writer

Yoshiyuki Kuroda,Shizuo Nonami,Kiichirō Yamate

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt28363996