Movie: Samurai Detective Onihei: True Master

Top 10 Billed Cast

Matsumoto Kōshirō X
十代目 松本幸四郎

Heizou Hasegawa

Somegoro Ichikawa
八代目 市川染五郎

Tetsusaburo Hasegawa (Young Onihei)

Yuri Nakamura
中村ゆり

Nobuko Sendo
仙道敦子

Yasukaze Motomiya
本宮泰風

Shōhei Hino
火野正平

Yōsuke Asari
浅利陽介

Jundai Yamada
山田純大

Yuki Kubota
久保田悠来

Kazuki Namioka
波岡一喜

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    The story follows detective Heizo, played by Koshiro Matsumoto, who investigates Tanbei Chigashira, a notorious thief. Kumehachi, a former member of Tanbei's gang, claims that their former leader is an impostor. The real Tanbei Chigashira followed three strict rules: do not kill, do not rape women, and do not steal from the poor.

  • Release Date

    2024-07-06

  • Average

    9.5

  • Rating:

    4.8 starts
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    日本語
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