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Kanei Chronicles
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Kanei Chronicles

1991-07-19 · 165 min · Not rated

Action · Adventure · Drama · History · TV Movie

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!

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Directors
Kōsei Saitō
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Countries
Japan
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Kōtarō SatomiKōtarō SatomiIzunokami Nobutsuna Matsudaira
Takaaki EnokiTakaaki EnokiChuya Marubashi
Yumi TakigawaYumi TakigawaSawa
Misa ShimizuMisa ShimizuPrincess Kichi
Jun MihoJun MihoYae
Shōhei HinoShōhei HinoKarasu no Jinnai
Renji IshibashiRenji IshibashiGenyusai Negoro
Kazunaga TsujiKazunaga TsujiHanzo Hattori
Tappei ShimokawaTappei ShimokawaKokuseki Yamazaki
Katsumi OyamaShinzaemon Suetsugu
Masao ImafukuMasao ImafukuHikozaemon Okubo
Morio KazamaMorio KazamaSuruga Dainagon Tadanaga
Raita RyuRaita RyuChobei Banzuiin
Gō IbukiGō IbukiMataemon Araki
Ryô KinomotoRyô KinomotoKojiro Sasaki
Nobuo KawaiBingo Mimtakino
Seiichirō KameishiSeiichirō KameishiShimei Teii
Akira NakaoAkira NakaoYorinobu Tokugawa
Toru MinegishiToru MinegishiIemitsu Tokugawa
Isao NatsuyagiIsao NatsuyagiMusashi Miyamoto

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