Ronin on a Mission

Overview

Mori Kojiro, a member of the Akō Ronin, fails to identify Kira Kozukenosuke before their attack and is publicly banished by Ōishi Kuranosuke. Ōishi later apologizes privately, revealing that Kira has a decoy and assigning Mori a secret mission to kill the real Kira if necessary. Devastated, Mori finds solace with Okame, a local bar owner. After the ronin avenge their master, Mori, believing their mission complete, plans to leave his samurai life for Okame. However, Terazaka Kichiemon reveals that Kira was not killed but fled, and the decapitated man was a decoy. Mori decides to complete his mission and hunt down the real Kira.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 17, 1987

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Toei Company,TV Asahi

Cast

Takuzō Kawatani,Yoshihiro Katō,Naoki Hongo,Kōtarō Izumi,Eizô Kitamura,Yôko Asaji,Soichiro Kitamura,Eitarō Ozawa,Hikaru Kurosaki,Tetsuro Tamba

Director

Tokuzō Tanaka

Writer

Tatsuo Nogami

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt32134994