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Priest of Darkness

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Kōchiyama Sōshun serves as a cha-bōzu (He is kind of tea man) in the administrative headquarters of the Tokugawa shogunate but he works behind the scene to protect powerless people from evil power of Tokugawa shogunate. Kataoka Naojirō and Ushimatsu work for Kōchiyama. Kaneko Ichinojō is a ronin whose interests often align with Kōchiyama

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Status

Ended

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

23 November 2024

Country

Japan

Cast

Shintarō Katsu

Shintarō Katsu

Kōchiyama Sōshun

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Kaneko Ichinojō

Shōhei Hino

Shōhei Hino

Ushimatsu

Hide Demon

Hide Demon

Kataoka Naojirō

Kaori Momoi

Kaori Momoi

Ochiyo

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue

Otaki

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Tōyama Kinsirō

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