Samurai Vengeance
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In January 1810 in Edo, Kikunosuke, the 17-year-old-son of a murdered samurai, takes revenge on his father's murderer, Sakubai, who was his father's former retainer. Kikunosuke gloriously defeats the swaggering Sakubai in single combat in front of a theater, witnessed by a huge audience that had just finished watching a production of 47 Ronin. With Sakubai's severed head, Kikunosuke has achieved his revenge and ensured that his family won't be exiled. 18 months later, a ronin named Soichiro Kase from Kikunosuke's domain arrives at the theater. While he seems silly and smooth-talking, he's very keen on finding out more about the incident and Kikunosuke's time working at the theater. The theater's staff – the barker Ippachi, the swordsmanship teacher Sagara, the costumer Hotaru, the craftsman Kyuzo, and the playwright Kinji – are apprehensive and suspicious at his digging. However, not everything is as it seems.
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Cast
16 people
Tasuku Emoto
Soichiro Kase
Known for
Shin Kamen Rider
Inu-Oh
Ken Watanabe
Kinji Shinoda
Known for
Inception
The Last Samurai
Kento Nagao
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Kazuki Kitamura
Known for
Kill Bill: Vol. 2
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Koji Seto
Known for
Sky of Love: Someone I love is there
Asako I & II
Kenichi Takitou
Known for
Yu Yu Hakusho
Hanzawa Naoki
Makiya Yamaguchi
Known for
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
Confessions
Manaki Reika
Also in
Reboot
Alice's Lover ~Alice in Underground Wonderland~
Ayako Imoto
Also in
Shitamachi Rocket
Your Home Is My Business
Shuhei Nomura
Known for
The Hours of My Life
Human Vapor
Kazuya Takahashi
Known for
THE DAYS
Still Walking
Bokuzo Masana
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Death Note: L Change the WorLd
Takashi Minamoto Director · Sayako Nagai Author Umitaro Abe Composer
First release February 27, 2026 · Produced in Japan · Production Amuse Creative Studio, Toei Studios Kyoto
Production
Toei Company
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Amuse Creative Studio
Production
Toei Studios Kyoto
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Japan
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Original title
木挽町のあだ討ち
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · February 27, 2026
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
September 24, 2026 · Premiere · Camera Japan Festival
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