

One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to the silver screen in a dynamic and exciting tale featuring megastar Toshiro Mifune as an expert swordsman drawn into the action to fight injustice. The Elder Lord travels about disguised as a retired merchant with his two trusty bodyguards Sukesaburo and Kakunoshin by his side and secret agent Yashichi close by. After a chance meeting with a dying man and young woman who had been brutally attacked, they set out for Kaga Province to wreak vengeance on the responsible parties. Don’t miss this exciting journey into Japanese history!
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Trailer
Mito Komon 1978 opening
Cast

Eijirō Tōno
Tokugawa Mitsukuni

Kōtarō Satomi
Sasaki Sukesaburo

Shin'ya Ohwada
Atsumi Kakunoshin

Ichirō Nakatani
Kazaguruma no Yashichi

Gentaro Takahashi
Utsukari Hachibei

Toshirō Mifune
Sakuzaemon Okumura

Tōru Abe
Mondo Murai

Muga Takewaki
Ishikawa Hayato

Hajime Hana
Nise Komon

Komaki Kurihara
Yumi

Tatsuo Endō
Hatao Kurobe

Yoshi Katō
Taibei
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