Nomitori Samurai
のみとり侍
Synopsis
Hironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a mansion in Edo where his lord, Tadakiyo is invited to recite poems. Hironoshin is asked to give his opinion and foolishly comments that the piece was plagiarized. Infuriated, Tadakiyo orders Hironoshin to live his life without honor as a ‘cat flea picker', which is in fact a pseudonym for a male prostitute. The honest and straight-shooting Hironoshin convinces himself that he has no other options, and resigns himself to live as a sex worker. Hironoshin becomes an apprentice to a flea-picker boss who encourages him, convinced that Hironoshin is exacting revenge in the guise of a prostitute.
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Type: Trailer • Published 2018-02-22
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yasuo Tsuruhashi
- Screenplay & Story
- Yasuo Tsuruhashi
- Original Title
- のみとり侍
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Production Studios
- GYAO, Hikari TV, Kobunsha, Robot Communications, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Mainichi Shimbun, The Asahi Shimbun, Jidaigeki Senmon Channel, Tokyu Agency, WOWOW, dentsu, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, Kansai Television, TV Osaka, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, MBS, TOHO, Toho Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Yasuo Tsuruhashi, Shigeo Komatsu
Tomoo Ezaki
Yuko Hata
Department Leadership Roster
Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Screenplay
Yasuo Tsuruhashi
Director
Tomoo Ezaki
Director of Photography
Yuko Hata
Producer
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What is Nomitori Samurai about?
Hironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a mansion in Edo where his lord, Tadakiyo is invited to recite poems. Hironoshin is asked to give his opinion and foolishly comments that the piece was plagiarized. Infuriated, Tadakiyo orders Hironoshin to live his life without honor as a ‘cat flea picker', which is in fact a pseudonym for a male prostitute. The honest and straight-shooting Hironoshin convinces himself that he has no other options, and resigns himself to live as a sex worker. Hironoshin becomes an apprentice to a flea-picker boss who encourages him, convinced that Hironoshin is exacting revenge in the guise of a prostitute.
Who directed Nomitori Samurai?
Nomitori Samurai was directed by Yasuo Tsuruhashi.
Who stars in Nomitori Samurai?
The principal cast of Nomitori Samurai includes Hiroshi Abe, Shinobu Terajima, Etsushi Toyokawa, Takumi Saitoh, Morio Kazama.
When was Nomitori Samurai released and how long is it?
Nomitori Samurai was released in 2018 with a total runtime of 1h 55m.