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Kanei Chronicles
0.0 / 10• 1991• 2h 45m•NR• Japanese
ActionAdventureDramaHistoryTV Movie
Storyline
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!
Cast & Crew
Kōtarō Satomi
Izunokami Nobutsuna Matsudaira
Lead
Takaaki Enoki
Chuya Marubashi
Yumi Takigawa
Sawa
Misa Shimizu
Princess Kichi
Jun Miho
Yae
Shōhei Hino
Karasu no Jinnai
Renji Ishibashi
Genyusai Negoro
Kazunaga Tsuji
Hanzo Hattori
What People Are Saying
0.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kōsei Saitō's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Kanei Chronicles is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
