Lowly Ronin
movie
View on VideBits →Reprising his role from the popular TV series "Koya no Suronin" (The Lowly Ronin), Mifune Toshiro stars in this full-length, stand-alone made for TV movie. The wandering ronin is reminiscent of his most famous role as the samurai without a name in Kurosawa's "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro". He travels about Japan, and while he may seek happiness, violence and tragedy always cross his path. This time, he reluctantly agrees when a girl hires him to kill a local offical who has unfairly taxed her villagers. But he soon discoves that not all is at it appears when he finds a direct link to his past.
Cast & crew
Fujio Tokita · Kahori Takeda · Kōjirō Kusanagi · Masao Imafuku · Mizuho Suzuki · Saburo Date · Sei Hiraizumi · Tetsuya Yamaoka · Tokue Hanazawa · Toshirō Mifune · Kazuo Ikehiro · Kei Tasaka