Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978 film
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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (Japanese: 雲霧仁左衛門, Hepburn: Kumokiri Nizaemon) is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha.[1] It is based on the novel Kumokiri Nizaemon written by Shōtarō Ikenami.[2]
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| Kanji | 雲霧仁左衛門 | ||||
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| Directed by | Hideo Gosha | ||||
| Screenplay by | Kaneo Ikegami | ||||
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| Starring | Tatsuya Nakadai Shima Iwashita Kōshirō Matsumoto | ||||
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| Edited by | Michio Suwa | ||||
| Music by | Toshiaki Tsushima | ||||
| Distributed by | Shochiku | ||||
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Running time | 160 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Cast
- Tatsuya Nakadai as Kumokiri Nizaemon
- Shima Iwashita as Chiyo
- Kōshirō Matsumoto as Shikubu Abe
- Takashi Yamaguchi as Tsugutomo Owari
- Isao Natsuyagi
- Hiroyuki Nagato
- Rinichi Yamamoto
- Kunie Tanaka
- Shingo Yamashiro
- Tatsuo Umemiya
- Takuzo Kawatani
- Hideo Takamatsu as Yamada Tobei
- Tappie Shimokawa as Jihei
- Tetsurō Tamba as Kichibei
- Keiko Matsuzaka as Shino
- Junko Miyashita as Menbiki Okyo
- Ryōhei Uchida as Yomohichi Chiaki
- Mitsuko Baishō as Omatsu
- Mikio Narita
- Go Kato
Production
- Yoshinobu Nishioka – Art direction
Reception
Jason Buchanan at AllMovie says that director Hideo Gosha makes a "triumphant return to the samurai genre with this plot twisting, nerve shredding tale",[3] but critic Alexander Jacoby calls it "a bland chanbara".[4]
Awards and nominations
- Won: Best Supporting Actress - Junko Miyashita
