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Release Date:
January 11, 2005
Original Title:
剣客商売スペシャル 母と娘と
Production Companies:
Fuji Television Network
Shochiku
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 95
Master swordsman Akiyama Kohei’s simple life in retirement is jarred into violent sword action when he meets an elderly fencing instructor who may be the target of a group of thieves planning a major armed robbery. At the same time dojo master Daijiro saves the life of man who, although skilled in archery has an aversion to killing and a woman artist comes into town where she is in danger of being raped by one of the thieves. From the pen of noted author Ikenami Shotaro, creator of such classics as Bandit Ve. Samurai, Hunter In The Dark, The Last Samurai, and Hissatsu-The Professional Killers! Brilliant storytelling that leads to superb swordsmanship!
Art Direction:
Susumu Inuzuka
Director:
Yoshiki Onoda
Director of Photography:
Shinji Watanabe
Editor:
Koichi Sonoi
Lighting Technician:
Toshio Hayashi
Original Music Composer:
Keisuke Shinohara
Original Story:
Shōtarō Ikenami
Producer:
Kenichiro Hobara
Tetsuo Sao
Screenplay:
Tatsuo Nogami
Sound Recordist:
Toyotaka Nakaji
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