Film

Lowly Ronin

1981 · 1h 30m · Drama · Action · TV Movie

IMDb

6.6

Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro". He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time, he reluctantly agrees when a girl hires him to kill a local offical who has unfairly taxed her villagers. But he soon discoves that not all is at it appears when he finds a direct link to his past.

Toshirō Mifune

Sanjuro Hinoki

Kahori Takeda

Mizuho Suzuki

Masao Imafuku

Tokue Hanazawa

Fujio Tokita

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Tetsuya Yamaoka

Saburo Date

Sei Hiraizumi

Tomomi Satō

Teruhiko Saigō

• Kazuo IkehiroDirector
• Kei TasakaScreenplay
• Susumu OnoDirector of Photography
• Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
• Yoshihiro ArakiEditor

Release date

October 30, 1981

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Drama, Action, TV Movie

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