Shadow Hunters

Shadow Hunters (1983) is a drama, history film directed by Akira Inoue rated 8.0/10.

The government in Edo era is suffering from a financial crisis. It hires "Kage" to provoke the collapse of small hans (prefectures). "Kagekari" are people who were hired by Daimyos (mayors of local governments) to resist kage. The young mayor of Suwa Takashiwa, Tadamaru was assaulted by a kage on his way to Edo. Zyubei and Gennnosuke, the Kagekaris, try to carry injured Tadamaru to Edo.

Cast

Toshiya Ito

Tatsuya Nakadai

Daisuke Ryū

Midori Yamamoto

Eitarō Ozawa

Yōsuke Kondō

Taketoshi Naitō

Kiyoshi Yamamoto

Sei Hiraizumi

Toru Takeuchi

Shōshin Kobayashi

Kozo Yamamura