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A Duel Tale

A Duel Tale

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Drama
📜 Overview: Nakadai Tatsuya, Japan’s greatest living actor, gives the performance of a lifetime as Shoji Sanosuke, and elderly samurai forced to pick up his sword to protect those he loves in this adaptation of a Fujisawa Shuhei novel. As a ”Heya-zumi” (essentially a freeloader living off his family) Sanosuke has one last chance to help his grandniece escape from the cruel samurai of an arranged marriage. Nakadai proves he ”still has it,” when fate forces him into a deadly duel. This award winning samurai drama from the pen of noted author Fujisawa Shuhei is a tribute to one of the greatest actors to ever grace the silver screen!
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 2015-10-31
⌚ Running Time: 94 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.0

Beloved Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai original image
Tatsuya Nakadai
Mieko Harada original image
Mieko Harada
Nanami Sakuraba original image
Nanami Sakuraba
Kentarô Shindô original image
Kentarô Shindô
Ryuki Takahashi original image
Ryuki Takahashi
Eri Tokunaga original image
Eri Tokunaga
Yanagishita Tomo original image
Matsuzaki
Yanagishita Tomo

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