The Legend of Zipang (1990)
Jigoku Gokurakumaru is a samurai on the run. One bounty hunter hoping to collect the sizeable reward is Teppo Oyuri, a comely lass who is an ace shot with her pearl-laden pistol. Before she can set her sights on Gokurakumaru, he is attacked by a hoard of sword-wielding thugs also hoping to collect the reward. He dispatches them with bloody aplomb. Later, Gokurakumaru and Oyuri -- who has fallen for the master swordsman in spite of herself -- venture to Zipang, the Land of Gold, in search of a magical gold sword.
Director: Kaizo Hayashi
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Masahiro Takashima as Jigoku-gokuraku-maru |
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Narumi Yasuda as Teppō o Yuri |
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Shiro Sano as Bunshichi |
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Yukio Yamato as Hattori Hanzo |
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Kenya Sawada as Tobatsu |
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Mikijiro Hira as King of Zipang |
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Haruko Wanibuchi as Queen of Zipang |
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Xiu Jian as Tattoo Man |
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Mikio Narita as Hayashi |
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Chiyonosuke Azuma as |
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Bengal as |
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Baiken Jukkanji as |
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Michiru Akiyoshi as |
| Directing | Kaizo Hayashi | Director |
| Writing | Kaizo Hayashi | Writer |
| Production | Kosuke Kuri | Producer |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Art Direction |
| Sound | Hisayuki Miyamoto | Sound |
| Editing | Osamu Inoue | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Eiichi Asada | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Takashi Ito | Visual Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Etsuko Egawa | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Hidehiko Urayama | Music |
| Sound | Yôko Kumagai | Music |
| Camera | Masaki Tamura | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Arata Tendo | Writer |