Tatsuya Nakadai, the world’s greatest living actor, returns to the screen in a brilliant adaptation of a story by novelist Shuhei Fujisawa. A traveling gambler known as “Funeral Uno” he is now 86 years old and returning to his hometown for the first time in 30 years. Partly told in flashbacks, he is forced to face his lifelong nemesis, Boss Kyuzo, a vile yakuza portrayed by another superstar of samurai cinema, Atsuo Nakamura! Before the two old gamblers can settle a 30-year-old score they must put their lives on the line in a game of dice that can only lead to a bloody sword duel the likes of which has never before been seen! Superb performances all around in a film loaded with surprises and exciting swordplay!
The Return explores themes of japan, jidaigeki, edo period. A blend of Drama and History, it is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.
Genre: Drama, History, TV Movie
Runtime: 119 min
Director: Shigemichi Sugita
Writers: Shigemichi Sugita, Masahiro Kobayashi
Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai, Takako Tokiwa, Kazuki Kitamura, Naoto Ogata, Jiro Sato, Misato Tanaka, Aki Maeda, Yoshiko Mita, Ayumi Tanida, Isao Hashizume, Atsuo Nakamura
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Themes: japan, jidaigeki, edo period
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