A marriage proposal from the Kishu family is presented to Kikuji, but her brother, Sawatari Shusui, declines it. Around the same time, the lord of the Kishu family dies under suspicious circumstances. Determined to resolve the turmoil within the Kishu domain, Shusui embarks on a journey. The proposed suitor for Kikuji is Shin'nosuke, a young samurai who recently saved Shusui from an attack but left without receiving thanks. Shin'nosuke, heir to the Kishu domain, has headed back to Kishu. However, Iwakura Guntayu, the Edo elder of the Kishu domain, is plotting to install his concubine's child as the new lord and seeks Shin'nosuke's life. Accompanied by Kikuji and his servant, Sasao Yoshinari, Shusui hastens to Kishu to confront the brewing crisis.
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Cast
6 people
Nagisa Katahira
Known for
The Incite Mill
Kin'ya Kitaôji
Sawatari Shusui
Also in
The Bullet Train
Hiro Komura
Kikuji
Also in
Patissier & Mademoiselle
The Club Activity Way
Hiroyuki Nagato
Known for
Pigs and Battleships
The Insect Woman
Azusa Watanabe
Also in
Mahou Sentai Magiranger
Somebody's Flowers
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Guntayu
Also in
Onihei Hankachō
The Return of Godzilla
Akinori Matsuo Director · Kōji Takada Screenplay Mitsuzō Sasaki Story
First release May 29, 1990 · Produced in Japan · Original title ご存知！旗本退屈男Ⅳ 紀州徳川家滅亡か？！
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ご存知！旗本退屈男Ⅳ 紀州徳川家滅亡か？！
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · May 29, 1990
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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