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The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi

Low-caste former samurai Hanayama Daikichi and his gambler friend Hanji of Yaizu, come to a once peaceful post town of Kofu. A town now filled with gamblers, prostitutes, and unscrupulous opportunists, all drawn by the smell of blood and the scent of newly-mined gold. Daikichi brings a little girl whose father has been butchered by yakuza assassins, hoping to find her family. Intrigue and violence follow the group as they must ward off a deadly female spy and a mysterious ronin with a violent past. Tension mounts as all these forces come together to unravel a secret which will unleash a wave of violence that could destroy them all.

Top Cast

  • Hiroki Matsukata

    Hiroki Matsukata

  • Hiroyuki Watanabe

    Hiroyuki Watanabe

  • Natsuki Okamoto

    Natsuki Okamoto

  • Toshihiko Tahara

    Toshihiko Tahara

  • Kazue Itō

    Kazue Itō

  • Tokuma Nishioka

    Tokuma Nishioka

  • Mayumi Yoshino

    Mayumi Yoshino

  • Akira Hamada

    Akira Hamada

  • Seiichirō Kameishi

    Seiichirō Kameishi

Overview

Low-caste former samurai Hanayama Daikichi and his gambler friend Hanji of Yaizu, come to a once peaceful post town of Kofu. A town now filled with gamblers, prostitutes, and unscrupulous opportunists, all drawn by the smell of blood and the scent of newly-mined gold. Daikichi brings a little girl whose father has been butchered by yakuza assassins, hoping to find her family. Intrigue and violence follow the group as they must ward off a deadly female spy and a mysterious ronin with a violent past. Tension mounts as all these forces come together to unravel a secret which will unleash a wave of violence that could destroy them all.

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