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The Magnificent Nine
The Magnificent Nine

The Magnificent Nine

Genres

Comedy

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

5.5/10

Release Date

14 May 2016

Country

Japan

Cast

Sadawo Abe

Sadawo Abe

Juzaburo Kokudaya

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

Tokuheiji Sugawaraya

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Jinnai Asanoya

Karen Iwata

Karen Iwata

Kayo Kokudaya

Yuko Takeuchi

Yuko Takeuchi

Toki

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Moku Kayaba

Yasufumi Terawaki

Yasufumi Terawaki

Ikuemon

Yudai Chiba

Yudai Chiba

Nakauchi

Kitaro

Kitaro

Jubee

Yuzuru Hanyu

Yuzuru Hanyu

Date Shigemura

Ichiro Hashimoto

Ichiro Hashimoto

Shinshiro

Ken Nakamoto

Ken Nakamoto

Zenbachi

Masahiko Nishimura

Masahiko Nishimura

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue

Juzaburo’s Mother

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Juzaburo’s Father

Gaku Hamada

Gaku Hamada

Narrator

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