Jazz Daimyo (1986)
Original title: ジャズ大名
Jazz Daimyo is a 1986 Japanese-language music movie directed by Kihachi Okamoto, with a running time of 1h 25m. It stars Ikko Furuya, Ichirō Zaitsu and Ai Kanzaki.
Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.
Cast
- Ikko Furuya as Ryokatsu Kaigo
- Ichirō Zaitsu as Kurozaemon Ishide
- Ai Kanzaki as Princess Ayako
- Mami Okamoto as Princess Matsue
- Taiji Tonoyama as Gensai
- Hirotaro Honda as Monosuke Suzukawa
- Masao Imafuku as Gundayu
- Shinji Ogawa as Hachinohei Nakayama
- Go Riju as Kazuma Akasaka
- Mickey Curtis as Mexican Merchant (Almond)
- Juro Kara as Kyunosuke
- Tamori as Special Guest