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The Thief and the Expelled Master

The Thief and the Expelled Master

19870h 44m

Overview

The original novel is by Shugoro Yamamoto. It depicts a friendship that transcends social status and age, featuring the captivating monologue by Kunie Tanaka and moving expressions of the soul. When the thief Denkuro (Tanaka Kunie) sneaks into a dilapidated mansion, he finds a young samurai (Furuoya Masato) sleeping there. Despite being threatened, the young samurai remains unfazed and helps Denkuro when he falls into a hole in the floor. Denkuro receives a pair of straw sandals from the young samurai who says he hasn't eaten anything for three days, and the next morning Denkuro goes out to buy food and prepare breakfast. From that day on, Denkuro takes care of the naive and helpless young samurai, nicknamed "Nobusan."

Directed by Akira Inoue
Written by Tsutomu Nakamura, Shūgorō Yamamoto
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Top Cast

Yuko Asano

Yuko Asano

Masato Furuoya

Masato Furuoya

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Masaru Taga

Masaru Taga

Shigeru Inoue

Shigeru Inoue

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Yuji Asada

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

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Michio Kai

About The Thief and the Expelled Master

The Thief and the Expelled Master is a drama, action, history film released in 1987. Directed by Akira Inoue, it stars Yuko Asano, Masato Furuoya, Hiroyuki Nagato. The original novel is by Shugoro Yamamoto. It depicts a friendship that transcends social status and age, featuring the captivating monologue by Kunie Tanaka and moving expressions of the soul. When the thief Denkuro (Tanaka Kunie) sneaks into a dilapidated mansion, he finds a young samurai (Furuoya Masato) sleeping there. Despite being threatened, the young samurai remains unfazed and helps Denkuro when he falls into a hole in the floor. Denkuro receives a pair of straw sandals from the young samurai who says he hasn't eaten anything for three days, and the next morning Denkuro goes out to buy food and prepare breakfast. From that day on, Denkuro takes care of the naive and helpless young samurai, nicknamed "Nobusan."

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