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Samurai of Hachiman (1981)

A mysterious swordsman called Hatokuro Yawata (Ken Matsudaira) who appeared from somewhere with white pigeons is actually Naotada Ii, the lord of Hikone Han. He was told that he had an older brother of twin by his mother on her deathbed. Hatokuro pretended to be a citizen in Edo and searched for his brother. However, in Edo, Murasaki Gumi, led by the mysterious Murasaki had power and used it as they like. One day, Hatokuro saved Okyu whose office-worker father was killed from Sanjuro Akaseki of Murasakigumi. It brought about a fierce fight between Murasaki and Hatokuro. What is the identity of Murasaki!?

Release: 1981-06-19
Runtime: 120 min
Cast
Yukiji Asaoka
Yukiji Asaoka
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Yū Fujiki
Yū Fujiki
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Ken Matsudaira
Ken Matsudaira
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Tamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura
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Kyoko Yoshizawa
Kyoko Yoshizawa
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Jun Etoh
Jun Etoh
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Kōji Shimizu
Kōji Shimizu
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Masaru Shiga
Masaru Shiga
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Sakae Umezu
Sakae Umezu
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Genji Kawai
Genji Kawai
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Kojou Chiaki
Kojou Chiaki
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Yoshiro Ichikawa
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Shinji Takano
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Yoriko Ogawa
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Norifumi Sasamoto
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Rebun Hori
Rebun Hori
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Yu Mizushima
Yu Mizushima
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Mineo Sugiura
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