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Bushido

Bushido

20137.21h 42m

Overview

1732, in the era of Yoshimune Tokugawa. West Japan suffers from a severe famine. Three years after wards, it appeared as though calm had been restored to the domain, but there is word that Jyuzo Matsumiya, the sword fighting instructor sent by the shogunate, is taking some suspicious actions.

Directed by Yasuo Mikami
Written by Yasuo Mikami
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Top Cast

Takehiro Hira

Takehiro Hira

Daihachiro Harada

Go Wakabayashi

Go Wakabayashi

Yūki Meguro

Yūki Meguro

Takeo Nakahara

Takeo Nakahara

Tamao Sato

Tamao Sato

A

Asahi Kurizuka

Wakizaki Tomohito

Wakizaki Tomohito

Ayami Nakamura

Ayami Nakamura

T

Tadashi Shibamoto

K

Kumiko Masuda

Themes & Keywords

samuraiperiod drama18th centuryjidaigekiedo period

About Bushido

Bushido is a history, action, drama film released in 2013 exploring themes of samurai, period drama, 18th century, jidaigeki, edo period. Directed by Yasuo Mikami, it stars Takehiro Hira, Go Wakabayashi, Yūki Meguro. 1732, in the era of Yoshimune Tokugawa. West Japan suffers from a severe famine. Three years after wards, it appeared as though calm had been restored to the domain, but there is word that Jyuzo Matsumiya, the sword fighting instructor sent by the shogunate, is taking some suspicious actions.

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