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Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone
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Master Swordsman Hirate Miki - Duel in Tone

1997-09-17 · 46 min · Not rated

Action · History

Zoushu Hirate was the acting master of Chibashusaku Dojo in the Hokushinitto style. His wife was dead and had drunk a lot every day. For the sake of money for alcohol, he chased Kanji Amakasa who killed an office worker of Daikansho. While, Kanji hid in the house of Shigekura Sasagawa in a town along the Tone River. Sasagawa family was looking for a good swordsman for the coming fight with the Iioka family.

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Directors
Shinji Harada
Production companies
Fuji Television Network
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ikko FuruyaIkko Furuya
Jun MihoJun Miho
Kōji ShimizuKōji Shimizu
Akiji KobayashiAkiji Kobayashi
Eiichiro FunakoshiEiichiro Funakoshi
Kenichi EndoKenichi Endo
Yozaburo ItoYozaburo Ito
Hirokazu InoueHirokazu Inoue

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