Kanei Chronicles
1991, Japanese. Directed by Kōsei Saitō.
From all over Japan, the greatest warriors: Yagyu Jubei, Miyamoto Musashi, Araki Mataemon, and more came to test their blades in a tournament of swords. But behind the match a bloodthirsty plot is born. Tokugawa Yorinobu, a corrupt shogunate official plans to assassinate Shogun Iemitsu and take his place. With scheming samurai Yui Shosetsu and ruthless Negoro ninja leader Genyusai, he plans to incite a ronin uprising and cut a bloody trail across Japan, with terrifying Chinese gunboats to back his play. Matsudaira Izu-no-kami, councilor and friend to the shogun, along with master swordsman Yagyu Jubei and ninja master Hanzo Hattori must stop Yui Shosetsu and his army of ronin and ninja assassins from tearing the country in half and taking over the government!
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Kōsei SaitōDirector
- Kōtarō SatomiIzunokami Nobutsuna Matsudaira
- Takaaki EnokiChuya Marubashi
- Yumi TakigawaSawa
- Misa ShimizuPrincess Kichi
- Jun MihoYae
- Shōhei HinoKarasu no Jinnai
- Renji IshibashiGenyusai Negoro
- Kazunaga TsujiHanzo Hattori
- Tappei ShimokawaKokuseki Yamazaki
- Katsumi OyamaShinzaemon Suetsugu
- Masao ImafukuHikozaemon Okubo
- Morio KazamaSuruga Dainagon Tadanaga
Details
- Released
- 19 July 1991
- Original title
- 寛永風雲録
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Renzaburō Shibata, Ei Ogawa, Satoshi Kurumi
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Kanei Chronicles runs 165 minutes (2h 45m).
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Which OTT platform is Kanei Chronicles on?
Kanei Chronicles isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 July 1991. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Kanei Chronicles?
Kanei Chronicles (1991) was directed by Kōsei Saitō and stars Kōtarō Satomi, Takaaki Enoki, Yumi Takigawa.