Lowly Ronin (1981)
1h 30m
Running Time
October 30, 1981Release Date
Lowly Ronin (1981)
1h 30m
Running Time
October 30, 1981Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Toshirō Mifune
Sanjuro Hinoki

Kahori Takeda

Mizuho Suzuki

Masao Imafuku

Tokue Hanazawa

Gen Kimura
Onibi no Tanhyôe

Fujio Tokita

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Ichirō Izawa
Tozaki

Tetsuya Yamaoka

Saburo Date

Sei Hiraizumi

Tomomi Satô

Kazuo Ikehiro
Director

Kei Tasaka
Screenplay

Susumu Ono
Director of Photography

Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer

Masuo Tsutsui
Art Direction

Seiji Fukutomi
Lighting Technician

Kazuo Endo
Sound Recordist

Yoshihiro Araki
Editor

Teruhiko Saigō
Details.
Release DateOctober 30, 1981
Original Name素浪人罷り通る
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 30m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
samurai