The Bored Samurai
1983, Japanese. Directed by Kazuo Mori.
Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) who has a crescent-moon-shaped scar on his forehead with flashy clothes and a handsome face, and is proficient in all the military arts and called Bored Hatamoto. Mikijiro Hira acts as such a hero in history. Mondonosuke is secretly ordered to look into the suspicious movement in Nagoya castle by the Ometsuke, and he found out about the misconduct and sole it. This is a period movie about the hero!
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Xumo PlayCast & crew
- Kazuo MoriDirector
- Mikijiro HiraSaotome Mondonosuke
- Eitarō OzawaGenshichiro Matsudaira
- Mami KumagaiOgin
- Makoto AkatsukaYaguruma Benji
- Masao ImafukuJinnai Sugimura
- Taiji TonoyamaFather of Ogin
- Yataro KurokawaOdagiri Sadonokami
- Chiyonosuke AzumaTokugawa Tsunanari
- Saburo DateIkeda Kazue
- Mitsuo NagataNaizen
- Chiaki MatsubaraKikuji
- Shunya WazakiCast
Details
- Released
- 25 February 1983
- Original title
- 旗本退屈男
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kenrō Matsuura
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The Bored Samurai runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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Who directed The Bored Samurai?
The Bored Samurai (1983) was directed by Kazuo Mori and stars Mikijiro Hira, Eitarō Ozawa, Mami Kumagai.