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72% Critic Match
Tajomaru: Avenging Blade
7.2 / 10• 2009• 2h 6m•NR• Japanese
ActionHistoryDrama
Storyline
TAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him back to where he came from, and then disinheriting his past to become the bandit TAJOMARU.
Cast & Crew
Shun Oguri
Naomitsu Hatakeyama
Lead
Yuki Shibamoto
Ako
Kei Tanaka
Sakuramaru
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi
Nobutsuna Hatakeyama
Hirotaro Honda
Hidetaka Kuriyama
Kyosuke Yabe
Michikane
Hiroki Matsukata
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Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Hiroyuki Nakano's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tajomaru: Avenging Blade is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
