居眠り磐音 (2019): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2019, 居眠り磐音 is an action and abenteuer film directed by Katsuhide Motoki, running about 120 minutes.

What it’s about. Iwane Sakazaki returns to his homeland and gets caught in the middle of an incident that results in the tragic death of two of his best friends from childhood. He decides to leave his domain, parting with his fiancée Nao, and becomes a vagrant masterless samurai with nothing more to lose. Iwane drifts to Edo, filleting eels during the day and working as a bodyguard at night for Imazuya, a reputable money exchanger. He gradually wins the trust of the people around him because of his mellow nature, the chivalrous way he treats everyone with courtesy, and his skills of swords. One day, he learns that Imazuya is being targeted in a conspiracy to sabotage a new monetary system implemented by the government, and Iwane decides to protect the people who have given him support.

Who’s in it. 居眠り磐音 stars Tori Matsuzaka as Iwane Sakazaki, Fumino Kimura as Okon, Kyoko Yoshine as Nao Kobayashi and Tasuku Emoto as Kinpei Kobayashi, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.6/10, 居眠り磐音 has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In USA you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch 居眠り磐音 page.

If you liked it. Fans of 居眠り磐音 tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs, Inception and Der Herr der Ringe - Die Gefährten.