Gokenin Zankuro (1995)
Original title: 御家人斬九郎
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Zankuro Matsudaira (Ken Watanabe) is a low-grade vassal of the Tokugawa Shogun, forced to moonlight as a bodyguard and executioner to make ends meet. He also has a drinking problem, an overeating mother, and a propensity to protect the oppressed, all of which eat into his finances. His confident mother Masajo (Kyoko Kishida) is the descendant of a famous family of shogunate retainers and a mistress of the pen and sword, who regards her son as a failure.
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Ken WatanabeZankuro Matsudaira
Kyôko KishidaZankurô's mother
Mayumi WakamuraTsutakichi
Toru MasuokaNishio Denzaburō
Yōko MoriguchiOryô
Sansei ShiomiSaji
Jun KarasawaRiku Nishio
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What is Gokenin Zankuro about?
Zankuro Matsudaira (Ken Watanabe) is a low-grade vassal of the Tokugawa Shogun, forced to moonlight as a bodyguard and executioner to make ends meet. He also has a drinking problem, an overeating mother, and a propensity to protect the oppressed, all of which eat into his finances. His confident mother Masajo (Kyoko Kishida) is the descendant of a famous family of shogunate retainers and a mistress of the pen and sword, who regards her son as a failure.
How long is Gokenin Zankuro?
Gokenin Zankuro has a runtime of 45 minutes.