Movie: A Samurai Chronicle

Top 10 Billed Cast

Koji Yakusho
役所広司

Toda

Junichi Okada
岡田准一

Shozaburo

Maki Horikita
堀北真希

Kaoru

Mieko Harada
原田美枝子

Orie

Haruto Yoshida
吉田晴登

Ikutaro

Gotaro Tsunashima
綱島郷太郎

Tomoko Otakara
大寶智子

Mantaro Koichi
小市慢太郎

Rei Nakano
Rei Nakano

Maiko Kawakami
川上麻衣子

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    A retired samurai must redeem himself for a crime that he committed earlier in his life.

  • Release Date

    2014-10-04

  • Average

    7.4

  • Rating:

    3.7 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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