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Swordsman For Hire (用心棒日月抄)
Overview
After witnessing his chief retainer’s plot to murder their lord, Matahachiro fled to lose himself in Edo’s crowded streets. By day he sells his sword skills to the highest bidder. By night he fights for his life against deadly swordsmen his clan sends to silence him. His samurai spirit is at its lowest ebb, his only solace a lovely female ninja, his paramour and potentially his deadly enemy. But as Edo witnesses the unfolding of the legendary vendetta of 47 Ronin, sworn to avenge Lord Asano against the treacherous Kira, Matahachiro’s small role in their noble quest will revive his bushido ideals. Sword in hand, he will seek his own bloody justice!
Key Crew
Writer: Shuhei Fujisawa
Screenplay: Bull Ishihara
Director: Hitoshi Ōzu
Top Cast
Ryotaro Sugi
Aoe Matahachiro
Raita Ryu
Akiko Kana
Hajime Hana
Hirotaro Honda
Reiko Nakamura
Tarō Ishida
Videos
Yojinbo Jitsugetsusho / 用心棒日月抄 (1989) trailer
