A Samurai's Sorrow
5.5
A rare grouping of the three Tamura brothers, Masakazu, Takahiro, and Ryu highlight this exciting tale of a series of attempts on the life of Shogun Yoshimune. The Owari have longed for the post of shogun, and are willing to do anything, including murder, in order to achieve their goal. Directed by master filmmaker Inoue Akira, this action packed movie, based on a manga by Koike Kazuo who created the Baby Cart (Lone Wolf) series, is loaded with splendid swordplay and an intelligent story line. It all starts when poison is discovered in the shogun’s food. Can the brilliant swordsman Mondo (Tamura Masakazu) manage to save Japan’s leader from certain death?!
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Cast
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Isao Hashizume
Known for
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Tokyo Family
Kimiko Ikegami
Known for
House
Akira Inoue
Isaka Hiroshi
Masumi Miyazaki
Known for
Strange Circus
Kazuo Koike
Hiroyuki Nagato
Known for
Pigs and Battleships
The Insect Woman
Ichiro Miyagawa
Sayoko Ninomiya
Also in
The Petrified Forest
Tokyo Bordello
Kōji Shimizu
Known for
Kagemusha
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S.
Masakazu Tamura
Known for
Female Prisoner Scorpion: #701's Grudge Song
Ryo Tamura
Also in
This Transient Life
Loss:Time:Life
Akira Inoue Director · Ichirō Miyagawa Screenplay Isaka Hiroshi Screenplay
First release April 7, 1993 · Produced in Japan · Production Fuji TV
Production
Toei Company
Production
Fuji TV
Production
Japan
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Original title
乾いて候
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · April 7, 1993
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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