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?
The Retired Samurai explores themes of jidaigeki. A blend of Drama and History, it is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Drama, History
Runtime: 45 min
Director: Akinori Matsuo
Writers: Ichirō Miyagawa
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Misako Tanaka, Ryo Tamura, Shunji Fujimura, Daijiro Tsutsumi
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Themes: jidaigeki
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