Lowly Ronin
- Released on
- Runtime
- 90 mins
Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro". He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time, he reluctantly agrees when a girl hires him to kill a local offical who has unfairly taxed her villagers. But he soon discoves that not all is at it appears when he finds a direct link to his past.
Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro". He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time, he reluctantly agrees when a girl hires him to kill a local offical who has unfairly taxed her villagers. But he soon discoves that not all is at it appears when he finds a direct link to his past.
Cast
- Toshirō Mifune
- Kahori Takeda
- Mizuho Suzuki
- Masao Imafuku
- Tokue Hanazawa
- Fujio Tokita
- Kōjirō Kusanagi
- Tetsuya Yamaoka
- Saburo Date
- Sei Hiraizumi
- Tomomi Satô
- Teruhiko Saigō
Director
- Kazuo Ikehiro
Producers
Screenwriter
- Kei Tasaka
