31 Mar 1938
Chushingura
The vassals of the Asano clan, who surrendered the castle & became wanderers, deceive the enemy and the public, wait for an opportunity to avenge their master and his family.
Shadow Hunters
In the middle of the Edo period, when the finances of the shogunate were in a desperate situation, the shogunate sent its shadow spies to each clan, who secretly planned the abolition of the clans and the seizure of their territories. The Inami clan has mastered the essence of making weapons, thus breaking the law. To protect the clan, its elders hire three "Shadow Hunters"... TV movie based on the popular manga by Takao Saito.
Top Billed Cast
村上弘明 
地井武男 
石橋蓮司 
江原真二郎 
長門裕之 
風祭ゆき 
佐野浅夫 
柴俊夫 Mari Torigoe
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