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Ronin-gai

Ronin-gai

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Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel from a hostile militia bent on wiping out local prostitutes.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

117 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

18 August 1990

Country

Japan

Cast

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Gennai Aramaki

Kanako Higuchi

Kanako Higuchi

Oshin

Renji Ishibashi

Renji Ishibashi

Gonbei

Kaoru Sugita

Kaoru Sugita

Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Biwa player

Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

Otoku

Hiroko Isayama

Hiroko Isayama

Oyo

Michitarō Mizushima

Michitarō Mizushima

Tahei

Hiroyuki Nagato

Hiroyuki Nagato

Heihachiro

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Iseya

Tatsu Nakamura

Tatsu Nakamura

Onaka

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Magozaemon Doi

Akira Nakao

Akira Nakao

Shichirôemon Obata

Satoko Yamamura

Satoko Yamamura

Osato

Katsura Wada

Katsura Wada

Otaka

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Goemon

Takuya Fujisaki

Takuya Fujisaki

Manko Kurenai

Manko Kurenai

Yukie Kagawa

Yukie Kagawa

Bunmei Tobayama

Bunmei Tobayama

Takashi Tsumura

Takashi Tsumura

Takuji Aoki

Takuji Aoki

Jouji Nakata

Jouji Nakata

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