Scabbard Samurai (2011)
Kanjuro Nomi is an aging samurai who only has a scabbard. Deserting his lord to wander the land with his daughter Tae, Kanjuro is captured and sentenced to an unusual punishment: he has 30 days to bring a smile to the sad prince who has lost his mother — or else he must die.
Director:
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Writers:
Mitsuyoshi Takasu, Mitsuru Kuramoto, Tomoji Hasegawa, Kôji Ema.
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Takaaki Nomi as Nomi Kanjuro |
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Sea Kumada as Tae |
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Itsuji Itao as Kuranosuke |
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Tokio Emoto as Heikichi |
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Jun Kunimura as Feudal Lord |
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Pistol Takehara as Monk |
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Ryo as Oryuu |
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Masatô Ibu as Retainer |
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Zennosuke Fukkin as Gori Gori |
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Shizuka Ohya as |
| Writing | Hitoshi Matsumoto | Writer |
| Directing | Hitoshi Matsumoto | Director |
| Writing | Mitsuyoshi Takasu | Screenplay |
| Production | Go Matsuoka | Associate Producer |
| Production | Masunobu Motokawa | Casting |
| Production | Keisuke Konishi | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Yoshitaka Honda | Editor |
| Art | Etsuko Aikô | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masae Miyamoto | Costume Design |
| Directing | Kensuke Shiga | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Mitsuru Kuramoto | Screenplay |
| Sound | Yasuaki Shimizu | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Tomoji Hasegawa | Screenplay |
| Production | Ryôhei Naka | Associate Producer |
| Production | Hisaya Shiraiwa | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kyoko Toyokawa | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Kenichi Kamata | Line Producer |
| Production | Masahiro Harada | Line Producer |
| Production | Akihiko Okamoto | Producer |
| Art | Yutaka Mogi | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Kôji Ema | Screenplay |
| Sound | Yoshiaki Kusaka | Music Producer |
| Camera | Ryuto Kondo | Director of Photography |