Movie: History of Jirocho Shimizu

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ken Matsudaira
松平健

Jirocho Shimizu

Yoichi Hayashi
林与一

Koji Yakusho
役所広司

Kazumi Morohoshi
Kazumi Morohoshi

Ishimatsu Mori

Shōhei Hino
火野正平

Renji Ishibashi
石橋蓮司

Boss Katsuzo Kurokoma

Mayumi Wakamura
若村麻由美

Akira Terao
寺尾聰

Minoru Tanaka
田中実

Hiroyuki Okita
沖田浩之

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    A historical chivalric drama with tears and laughter, telling the story of Jirocho Shimizu's family, his confrontation with Katsuzo Kurokoma's family, right up to the final battle on the Tenryu River to avenge Ishimatsu Mori.

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    1995-03-03

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