Ronin-gai (1990)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 4.991 |
Directed By
Kazuo Kuroki
Crew
Kazuo Kasahara
Kazuo Kuroki
Akira Naitô
Takaiwa Hitoshi
Hisao Nabeshima
Ichirô Katô
Masahiro Makino
Takashi Tsukinoki
Toshio Taniguchi
Teizō Matsumura
Takashi Miike
Hiroshi Mima
Itarō Yamagami
Nobuhiro Yamashita
TOP CAST
Yoshio Harada
Gennai Aramaki
Kanako Higuchi
Oshin
Renji Ishibashi
Gonbei
Hideyo Amamoto
Biwa player
Moeko Ezawa
Otoku
Hiroko Isayama
Oyo
Michitarō Mizushima
Tahei
Hiroyuki Nagato
Heihachiro
Kei Satō
Iseya
Tatsu Nakamura
Onaka
Kunie Tanaka
Magozaemon Doi
Akira Nakao
Shichirôemon Obata
Satoko Yamamura
Osato
Katsura Wada
Otaka
Shintarō Katsu
Goemon
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