The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun

The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun (1982)

Drama

Kotiyama is a swindler and extortionist, the head of a whole gang of crooks, usually posing as a poor monk; once he really took vows, but he was kicked out of the monastery long ago. He is enterprising, smart and not too cruel, so his accomplices love him. Posing as an envoy from the abbot of the Kennei Temple, Kotiama plays a show in front of Lord Matsue with an income of 150,000 koku, and extorts money from him. The film is based on the famous play by Kawatake Mokuami.

Director: Yūichi Harada
Writers: Kuniaki Oshikawa, Yoshihisa Araki.

Casts

	Tetsuro Tamba as
	Ryo Tamura as
	Jin Nakayama as
	Hiroshi Miyauchi as
	Wakiko Kano as
	Kazuo Katō as
	Takeshi Ōbayashi as
	Eri Kanuma as
	Shinobu Yuki as
	Eiko Misuzu as
	Mineko Maruhira as
	Rin Tsunami as

Crew