CinemaOSMovie · 1991 · 2h 45m

Kanei Chronicles

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From all over Japan, the greatest warriors: Yagyu Jubei, Miyamoto Musashi, Araki Mataemon, and more came to test their blades in a tournament of swords. But behind the match a bloodthirsty plot is born. Tokugawa Yorinobu, a corrupt shogunate official plans to assassinate Shogun Iemitsu and take his place. With scheming samurai Yui Shosetsu and ruthless Negoro ninja leader Genyusai, he plans to incite a ronin uprising and cut a bloody trail across Japan, with terrifying Chinese gunboats to back his play. Matsudaira Izu-no-kami, councilor and friend to the shogun, along with master swordsman Yagyu Jubei and ninja master Hanzo Hattori must stop Yui Shosetsu and his army of ronin and ninja assassins from tearing the country in half and taking over the government!

Directed byKōsei Saitō

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 45m
Language
JA
Released
July 19, 1991

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Kōtarō Satomi

Kōtarō Satomi

Izunokami Nobutsuna Matsudaira

Takaaki Enoki

Takaaki Enoki

Chuya Marubashi

Yumi Takigawa

Yumi Takigawa

Sawa

Misa Shimizu

Misa Shimizu

Princess Kichi

Jun Miho

Jun Miho

Yae

Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino

Karasu no Jinnai

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Genyusai Negoro

Kazunaga Tsuji

Kazunaga Tsuji

Hanzo Hattori

Tappei Shimokawa

Tappei Shimokawa

Kokuseki Yamazaki

Katsumi Oyama

Shinzaemon Suetsugu

Creative team
Directed by
Kōsei Saitō
Kōsei Saitō
Written by
Renzaburō Shibata
Satoshi Kurumi

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