Samurai Hustle
超高速！参勤交代
Synopsis
During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. Sankin-kotai is a custom that requires the daimyo to visit the shogun in Edo. Unfortunately, the time needed to visit the shogun in Edo for Masaatsu Naito is 8 days. Masaatsu Naito also learns he received the order because a high ranking government official wants the gold mine. Also, the expense for Sankin-kotai is high and the Yunagaya Domain is such a small han that it seems impossible to complete. Nevertheless, Masaatsu Naito begins an unexpected operation to complete Sankin-kotai in 5 days.
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Top Cast
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Kuranosuke Sasaki
Masaatsu Naitou
Kyoko Fukada
Osaki
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Danzo Kumogakure
Masahiko Nishimura
Advisor Kenji
Takanori Jinnai
Nobutoki Matsudaira / Genhachiro Araki
Yasufumi Terawaki
Seiemon Imamura
Yusuke Kamiji
Heigo Akiyama
Tokio Emoto
Hirotada Masuda
Ennosuke Ichikawa
Yoshimune Tokugawa
Renji Ishibashi
Terusada Matsudaira
Yu Hayashi
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Katsuhide Motoki
- Screenplay & Story
- Akihiro Dobashi
- Original Score
- Yoshikazu Suo
- Original Title
- 超高速！参勤交代
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Production Studios
- TV Tokyo, Shochiku, Hakuhodo, K-Factory, Shochiku Broadcasting, Kodansha, King Records, Fukushima Minpō
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Katsuhide Motoki
Akihiro Dobashi
Yoshikazu Suo
Shôji Ehara
Isao Kawase
Takashi Yajima, Shingo Sekine, Tadashi Osumi
Department Leadership Roster
Akihiro Dobashi
Screenplay
Katsuhide Motoki
Director
Shôji Ehara
Director of Photography
Isao Kawase
Editor
Yoshikazu Suo
Original Music Composer
Tomoko Kurata
Production Design
Takashi Yajima
Producer
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Samurai Hustle
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What is Samurai Hustle about?
During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. Sankin-kotai is a custom that requires the daimyo to visit the shogun in Edo. Unfortunately, the time needed to visit the shogun in Edo for Masaatsu Naito is 8 days. Masaatsu Naito also learns he received the order because a high ranking government official wants the gold mine. Also, the expense for Sankin-kotai is high and the Yunagaya Domain is such a small han that it seems impossible to complete. Nevertheless, Masaatsu Naito begins an unexpected operation to complete Sankin-kotai in 5 days.
Who directed Samurai Hustle?
Samurai Hustle was directed by Katsuhide Motoki.
Who stars in Samurai Hustle?
The principal cast of Samurai Hustle includes Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kyoko Fukada, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Masahiko Nishimura, Takanori Jinnai.
When was Samurai Hustle released and how long is it?
Samurai Hustle was released in 2014 with a total runtime of 1h 59m.
Who composed the musical score for Samurai Hustle?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Samurai Hustle was composed by Yoshikazu Suo.