Lowly Ronin
30/10/1981
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.
Movie Information
Toshirō Mifune
as Sanjuro Hinoki
Kahori Takeda
as
Mizuho Suzuki
as
Masao Imafuku
as
Tokue Hanazawa
as
Fujio Tokita
as
Kōjirō Kusanagi
as
Tetsuya Yamaoka
as
Saburo Date
as
Sei Hiraizumi
as
Tomomi Satō
as
Teruhiko Saigō
as
