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.
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Lowly Ronin Cast
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Mizuho Suzuki
He was 54, now 96 years old
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Kōjirō Kusanagi
He was 52, 78 years old when he died
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Fujio Tokita
He was 44, 81 years old when he died
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Sei Hiraizumi
He was 37, now 80 years old
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Saburo Date
He was 57, 67 years old when he died
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Toshiro Mifune
He was 61, 77 years old when he died
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as Sanjuro Hinoki |
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Tomomi Satô
She was 40, now 82 years old
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Teruhiko Saigō
He was 34, now 77 years old
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Tokue Hanazawa
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Kahori Takeda
She was 23, now 65 years old
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Masao Imafuku
He was 60, 94 years old when he died
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Lowly Ronin Crew
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Department |
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Masaru Sato as Original Music Composer. He was 53 (71) years old when He died
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Sound |
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Kazuo Ikehiro as Director. He was 52 (now 94) years old
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Directing |
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Kei Tasaka as Screenplay. He was 47 (81) years old when He died
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Writing |
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Yoshihiro Araki as Editor. He was 7 (now 50) years old
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Editing |
