Samurai Hustle (2014)
Original title: 超高速！参勤交代
Samurai Hustle is a 2014 Japanese-language history movie directed by Katsuhide Motoki, with a running time of 1h 59m. It stars Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kyoko Fukada and Tsuyoshi Ihara.
During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. Sankin-kotai is a custom that requires the daimyo to visit the shogun in Edo. Unfortunately, the time needed to visit the shogun in Edo for Masaatsu Naito is 8 days. Masaatsu Naito also learns he received the order because a high ranking government official wants the gold mine. Also, the expense for Sankin-kotai is high and the Yunagaya Domain is such a small han that it seems impossible to complete. Nevertheless, Masaatsu Naito begins an unexpected operation to complete Sankin-kotai in 5 days.
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What is Samurai Hustle about?
During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. Sankin-kotai is a custom that requires the daimyo to visit the shogun in Edo. Unfortunately, the time needed to visit the shogun in Edo for Masaatsu Naito is 8 days. Masaatsu Naito also learns he received the order because a high ranking government official wants the gold mine. Also, the expense for Sankin-kotai is high and the Yunagaya Domain is such a small han that it seems impossible to complete. Nevertheless, Masaatsu Naito begins an unexpected operation to complete Sankin-kotai in 5 days.
When was Samurai Hustle released?
Samurai Hustle was released on 21 June 2014.
How long is Samurai Hustle?
Samurai Hustle runs 1h 59m.
Who made Samurai Hustle?
Samurai Hustle was directed by Katsuhide Motoki.
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Cast
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Masaatsu Naitou
- Kyoko Fukada as Osaki
- Tsuyoshi Ihara as Danzo Kumogakure
- Masahiko Nishimura as Advisor Kenji
- Takanori Jinnai as Nobutoki Matsudaira / Genhachiro Araki
- Yasufumi Terawaki as Seiemon Imamura
- Yusuke Kamiji as Heigo Akiyama
- Tokio Emoto as Hirotada Masuda
- Ennosuke Ichikawa as Yoshimune Tokugawa
- Renji Ishibashi as Terusada Matsudaira