Lord Mito
1978, Japanese. Directed by Tetsuya Yamanouchi.
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!
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Tetsuya YamanouchiDirector
- Eijirō TōnoTokugawa Mitsukuni
- Kōtarō SatomiSasaki Sukesaburo
- Shin'ya OhwadaAtsumi Kakunoshin
- Ichirō NakataniKazaguruma no Yashichi
- Gentaro TakahashiUtsukari Hachibei
- Toshirō MifuneSakuzaemon Okumura
- Tōru AbeMondo Murai
- Muga TakewakiIshikawa Hayato
- Hajime HanaNise Komon
- Komaki KuriharaYumi
- Tatsuo EndōHatao Kurobe
- Yoshi KatōTaibei
Details
- Released
- 23 December 1978
- Original title
- 水戸黄門
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shoko Hamura
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Lord Mito isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 December 1978. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Lord Mito?
Lord Mito (1978) was directed by Tetsuya Yamanouchi and stars Eijirō Tōno, Kōtarō Satomi, Shin'ya Ohwada.