The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi

The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi (1995)

素浪人花山大吉

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.

Date of release
1995-04-01
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama, Action, Comedy, History
Director
Tōru Murakawa

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