The Retired Samurai · 1987
The Retired Samurai (1987) is a Drama / History film directed by Akinori Matsuo, starring Toshirō Mifune, Misako Tanaka, Ryo Tamura.
DramaHistory
Overview
Japan's greatest jidaigeki star, Mifune Toshiro is Shogun's Advisor Okubo Hikozaemon who must be coaxed out of retirement to save Shogun Iemitsu from danger. The elderly Hikozaemon has been belittled of late and has seemingly lost the will to live, much less the desire to assert himself and make Iemitsu listen to reason. The plot thickens when a lovely young woman enters the picture. Can she change Hikozaemon's mind, and thus alter the path of Japanese history? No longer a young man, can Hikozaemon gain the shogun's ear, and succeed in warning him of the evil plot to overthrow him?
Cast
Toshirō Mifune, Misako Tanaka, Ryo Tamura, Shunji Fujimura, Daijiro Tsutsumi
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What is "The Retired Samurai" about?
Japan's greatest jidaigeki star, Mifune Toshiro is Shogun's Advisor Okubo Hikozaemon who must be coaxed out of retirement to save Shogun Iemitsu from danger. The elderly Hikozaemon has been belittled of late and has seemingly lost the will to live, much less the desire to assert himself and make Iemitsu listen to reason. The plot thickens when a lovely young woman enters the picture. Can she change Hikozaemon's mind, and thus alter the path of Japanese history? No longer a young man, can Hikozaemon gain the shogun's ear, and succeed in warning him of the evil plot to overthrow him?
When was "The Retired Samurai" released?
The Retired Samurai was released in 1987.
Who stars in "The Retired Samurai"?
The cast includes Toshirō Mifune, Misako Tanaka, Ryo Tamura, Shunji Fujimura.
