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The Bored Samurai

19831h 31mKazuo Mori

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Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) who has a crescent-moon-shaped scar on his forehead with flashy clothes and a handsome face, and is proficient in all the military arts and called Bored Hatamoto. Mikijiro Hira acts as such a hero in history. Mondonosuke is secretly ordered to look into the suspicious movement in Nagoya castle by the Ometsuke, and he found out about the misconduct and sole it. This is a period movie about the hero!

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What is The Bored Samurai (1983) about?

Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) who has a crescent-moon-shaped scar on his forehead with flashy clothes and a handsome face, and is proficient in all the military arts and called Bored Hatamoto. Mikijiro Hira acts as such a hero in history. Mondonosuke is secretly ordered to look into the suspicious movement in Nagoya castle by the…

Who stars in The Bored Samurai?

The Bored Samurai stars Mikijiro Hira (Saotome Mondonosuke), Eitarō Ozawa (Genshichiro Matsudaira), Mami Kumagai (Ogin), Makoto Akatsuka (Yaguruma Benji), Masao Imafuku (Jinnai Sugimura). The film was directed by Kazuo Mori.

How long is The Bored Samurai?

The Bored Samurai has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1983.

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