A Duel Tale
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Nakadai Tatsuya, Japan’s greatest living actor, gives the performance of a lifetime as Shoji Sanosuke, and elderly samurai forced to pick up his sword to protect those he loves in this adaptation of a Fujisawa Shuhei novel. As a ”Heya-zumi” (essentially a freeloader living off his family) Sanosuke has one last chance to help his grandniece escape from the cruel samurai of an arranged marriage. Nakadai proves he ”still has it,” when fate forces him into a deadly duel. This award winning samurai drama from the pen of noted author Fujisawa Shuhei is a tribute to one of the greatest actors to ever grace the silver screen!
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Part of 藤沢周平 新ドラマシリーズ
3 films
Cast
17 people
Tatsuya Nakadai
Sanosuke Shoji
Known for
Ran
Harakiri
Mieko Harada
Tatsu
Known for
Ran
The Hours of My Life
Shuhei Fujisawa
Masahiro Kobayashi
Also in
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Shigemichi Sugita
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北の国から 記憶 前編
北の国から記憶
Hitomi Miyauchi
Miya
Known for
Summer Wars
Attack on Titan
Takashi Kako
Kentarô Shindô
Also in
The Human Trust
Ryuki Takahashi
Nawate Tatsunosuke
Known for
Kamen Rider
Eri Tokunaga
Makie
Known for
Hula Girls
Achilles and the Tortoise
Yanagishita Tomo
Matsuzaki
Also in
Strategist KANBE
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Yui Matsuura
Michi
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Shigemichi Sugita Director · Masahiro Kobayashi Screenplay Shuhei Fujisawa Author
First release October 31, 2015 · Produced in Japan · Production Nihon Eiga Broadcasting Corp., Jidaigeki Senmon Channel
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Nihon Eiga Broadcasting Corp.
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Jidaigeki Senmon Channel
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SKY Perfect JSAT
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Japan
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Original title
果し合い
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 31, 2015
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No release date listed for United States.
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