19 Apr 1986
Jazz Daimyo
Shipwrecked African-American slaves arrive in the midst of Bakumatsu-era Japan; they soon carve out a niche in the market with their musical talents.
The Magnificent Nine
Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they're caught they will lose their lives.
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阿部隆史 Juzaburo Kokudaya
永山瑛太 Tokuheiji Sugawaraya
妻夫木聡 Jinnai Asanoya
岩田華怜 Kayo Kokudaya
竹内結子 Toki
松田龍平 Moku Kayaba
寺脇康文 Ikuemon
千葉雄大 Nakauchi
きたろう Jubee
羽生結弦 Date Shigemura
橋本一郎 Shinshiro
中本賢 Zenbachi
西村雅彥 
草笛光子 Juzaburo’s Mother
山崎努 Juzaburo’s Father
濱田岳 Narrator
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