Poster of The Retired Samurai

The Retired Samurai

Plot: 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
Release Date: Thursday, September 10 1987
38 years ago
Genres: Drama, History
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Cast

Portrait of Toshirō MifuneToshirō Mifune. Toshirō Mifune was 67 in The Retired Samurai as 'Hikozaemon Ōkubo'.
Birthday: Thu, Apr 01 1920 –
Died: Wed, Dec 24 1997
Portrait of Misako TanakaMisako Tanaka. Misako Tanaka was 27 in The Retired Samurai
Birthday: Wed, Nov 11 1959
Portrait of Ryo TamuraRyo Tamura. Ryo Tamura was 41 in The Retired Samurai
Birthday: Fri, May 24 1946
Portrait of Shunji FujimuraShunji Fujimura. Shunji Fujimura was 52 in The Retired Samurai
Birthday: Sat, Dec 08 1934 –
Died: Wed, Jan 25 2017
Portrait of Daijiro TsutsumiDaijiro Tsutsumi. Daijiro Tsutsumi was 26 in The Retired Samurai
Birthday: Tue, Dec 27 1960

Crew

Portrait of Akinori MatsuoAkinori Matsuo. Akinori Matsuo was 58 in The Retired Samurai as 'Director'
Birthday: Mon, Nov 05 1928 –
Died: Mon, Jul 12 2010
Portrait of Ichirō MiyagawaIchirō Miyagawa. Ichirō Miyagawa was 61 in The Retired Samurai as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Nov 18 1925 –
Died: Fri, Dec 12 2008
Portrait of Toshiaki TsushimaToshiaki Tsushima. Toshiaki Tsushima was 51 in The Retired Samurai as 'Music'
Birthday: Fri, May 22 1936 –
Died: Mon, Nov 25 2013
Portrait of Shūgorō YamamotoShūgorō Yamamoto. Shūgorō Yamamoto would have been no older than 63 in The Retired Samurai as 'Novel'
Birthday: Mon, Jun 22 1903 –
Died: Tue, Feb 14 1967