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Kenpu Renpeikan

Name: Kenpu Renpeikan
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1944-01-03
Cast: Tsumasaburō Bandō, Shinobu Araki, Tsushima Keiichiro, Mitsusaburō Ramon, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

1944 | 87 min | History, Drama

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for history buffs. If you loved The Miracle Worker or Nixon, start here.
The mood: Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace: Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
What might put you off: It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Made in 1944: an older pace and style.

Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan in Edo. Katsura is initially not welcomed by the other, senior dojo followers. Undeterred, he focuses on improving his skill not only in swordsmanship but also learning how to repel the foreign British and American ships that threaten their domain.

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Cast & crew

Directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara

Tsumasaburō BandōKatsura Kogoro
Shinobu ArakiSaito Yakuro
Tsushima KeiichiroShintaro
Mitsusaburō RamonUtanosuke
Ryūnosuke TsukigataSagawa Hikokuro
Kusuo AbeAmano Hachiro
Kōichi KatsuragiMito Noriaki
Shōzō NanbuYoshida Shoin
Seishiro HaraKatogi Tozo
Hiroshi MizunoIwakichi