06 Sep 2003
Zatoichi
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
Mission to Hell
A samurai warrior attempts to stop Kublai Khan's Mongol hordes from overrunning Japan in the 13th century.
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二代目 大川橋蔵 
伏見扇太郎 
故里やよい Yumi Ichijô 
Koinosuke Onoe 
Kyonosuke Nango 
田崎潤 
吉田義夫 
二代目 澤村宗之助 毛利菊枝
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