The one who hurriedly ascended the castle upon hearing news of Shogun Tsunayoshi's illness was Saotome Mondonosuke. However, instead of an illness, he was prompted to consider a marriage proposal with Yaehime, a daughter of the Date clan. Yet, this was merely a pretext, as he was requested to investigate the truth behind the rumors of rebellion within the Date clan. Mondonosuke, who took on this task to stave off boredom, accompanied by his retainer Kinai, departed for Mutsu, following the procession of Yaehime returning to her home province. However, remnants of the Toyotomi faction, already plotting the overthrow of the shogunate, had gathered under Kii Koya Bunzaemon…
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The Notorious Bored Samurai 9
Movie · 1994
Cast
10 people
Ryūzō Hayashi
Also in
Around 40
The Life of Chikuzan
Izumi Igarashi
Also in
Shoujo Commando IZUMI
Love Generation
Kazue Itō
Known for
Picnic
Kinya Kitaoji
Saotome Mondonosuke
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Jun Miho
Known for
Miss Hokusai
Fatal Frame
Hiroyuki Nagato
Shogun Tsunayoshi
Known for
Pigs and Battleships
The Insect Woman
Isao Natsuyagi
Known for
Like Father, Like Son
Female Prisoner #701: Scorpion
Yumi Takigawa
Yaehime
Known for
The Transgressor
Graveyard of Honor
Masaaki Sakai
Kinai
Also in
Monkey
Churasan
Akira Nagoya
Kii Koya Bunzaemon
Known for
Princess Mononoke
A Thousand and One Nights
Naoki Uesugi Director · Mitsuzō Sasaki Story
First release January 3, 1994 · Produced in Japan · Original title ご存知！旗本退屈男Ⅸ
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ご存知！旗本退屈男Ⅸ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 3, 1994
TV
No release date listed for United States.
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