Chronicle of the Town Magistrate (1992)
Overview
In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an alley cat, bring order to the town of Horisoto, or is he, too a corrupt villain looking to gain wealth from the oppressed people? From the pen of famed samurai author Yamamoto Shugoro, this exciting tale turns the tables on the standard samurai story with a unique lead character previously portrayed in Ichikawa Kon’s “Dora Heita.”
Cast
Ken Watanabe
Mochizuki Koheita
Kimiko Ikegami
Chosuke Ikariya
Tatsuo Nadaka
Ittoku Kishibe
Kyōko Enami
Kaku Takashina
Shigeru Kōyama
Masaaki Daimon
Shinobu Tsuruta
Sanshō Shinsui
Hiroshi Arikawa
Nobuyuki Katsube
Michihiro Yamanishi
Kimihiro Reizei
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