The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi (1995)
Low-caste former samurai Hanayama Daikichi and his gambler friend Hanji of Yaizu, come to a once peaceful post town of Kofu. A town now filled with gamblers, prostitutes, and unscrupulous opportunists, all drawn by the smell of blood and the scent of newly-mined gold. Daikichi brings a little girl whose father has been butchered by yakuza assassins, hoping to find her family. Intrigue and violence follow the group as they must ward off a deadly female spy and a mysterious ronin with a violent past. Tension mounts as all these forces come together to unravel a secret which will unleash a wave of violence that could destroy them all.
Director:
Tōru Murakawa
Writer:
Seiko Shimura
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Hiroki Matsukata as |
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Hiroyuki Watanabe as |
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Natsuki Okamoto as |
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Toshihiko Tahara as |
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Kazue Itō as |
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Tokuma Nishioka as |
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Mayumi Yoshino as |
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Akira Hamada as |
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Seiichirō Kameishi as |
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Takashi Noguchi as |
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Masataka Iwao as |
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Takeshi Iba as |
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Tadao Kawamoto as |
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須賀章 as |
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Yûya Takayama as |
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Yoshihiro Igarashi as |
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Junichi Hosokawa as |
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Atsuko Sano as |
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Eiichi Kikuchi as |
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Riko Murakami as |
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Ren Urano as |
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Yasuko Takahashi as |
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Eiichi Takagi as |
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大久保幸治 as |
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木村康志 as |
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Chikara Motoyama as |
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太田敦子 as |
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Akio Kobune as |
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Ryōta Minowada as |
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Rantaro Mine as |
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Yuki Fujisaka as |
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Satoshi Kato as |
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及川佳奈 as |
| Directing | Tōru Murakawa | Director |
| Writing | Seiko Shimura | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yoshiharu Nishigaki | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Kōichi Fujino | Music |