Japan's greatest jidaigeki star, Mifune Toshiro is Shogun's Advisor Okubo Hikozaemon who must be coaxed out of retirement to save Shogun Iemitsu from danger. The elderly Hikozaemon has been belittled of late and has seemingly lost the will to live, much less the desire to assert himself and make Iemitsu listen to reason. The plot thickens when a lovely young woman enters the picture. Can she change Hikozaemon's mind, and thus alter the path of Japanese history? No longer a young man, can Hikozaemon gain the shogun's ear, and succeed in warning him of the evil plot to overthrow him?
Official Trailer
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed
Studios
TV Asahi
Toei Company1 review
Title
The Retired Samurai
Released
Sep 10, 1987
Rated
Not rated
Region of Origin
Japan
Original Audio
Japanese
Runtime
45m
Status
Released
Studios
TV Asahi, Toei Company
