超高速！参勤交代 (2014): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2014, 超高速！参勤交代 is a komödie and historie film directed by Katsuhide Motoki, running about 119 minutes.

What it’s about. During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. Sankin-kotai is a custom that requires the daimyo to visit the shogun in Edo. Unfortunately, the time needed to visit the shogun in Edo for Masaatsu Naito is 8 days. Masaatsu Naito also learns he received the order because a high ranking government official wants the gold mine. Also, the expense for Sankin-kotai is high and the Yunagaya Domain is such a small han that it seems impossible to complete. Nevertheless, Masaatsu Naito begins an unexpected operation to complete Sankin-kotai in 5 days.

Who’s in it. 超高速！参勤交代 stars Kuranosuke Sasaki as Masaatsu Naitou, Kyoko Fukada as Osaki, Tsuyoshi Ihara as Danzo Kumogakure and Masahiko Nishimura as Advisor Kenji, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.4/10, 超高速！参勤交代 has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 超高速！参勤交代 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 超高速！参勤交代 tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.