Jazz Daimyo (1986)

6.3/10 85 min Music Comedy Drama

Overview

Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.

Cast

Ikko Furuya

Ryokatsu Kaigo

Ichirō Zaitsu

Kurozaemon Ishide

Ai Kanzaki

Princess Ayako

Taiji Tonoyama

Gensai

Hirotaro Honda

Monosuke Suzukawa

Masao Imafuku

Gundayu

Shinji Ogawa

Hachinohei Nakayama

Go Riju

Kazuma Akasaka

Mickey Curtis

Mexican Merchant (Almond)

Juro Kara

Kyunosuke

Tamori

Special Guest

Yosuke Yamashita

Special Guest

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