Lord Mito

Lord Mito — Plot

One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to the silver screen in a dynamic and exciting tale featuring megastar Toshiro Mifune as an expert swordsman drawn into the action to fight injustice. The Elder Lord travels about disguised as a retired merchant with his two trusty bodyguards Sukesaburo and Kakunoshin by his side and secret agent Yashichi close by. After a chance meeting with a dying man and young woman who had been brutally attacked, they set out for Kaga Province to wreak vengeance on the responsible parties. Don’t miss this exciting journey into Japanese history!

• Release date
• December 23, 1978
• Runtime
• 98 min
• Genres
• Adventure, Drama
• Director
• Tetsuya Yamanouchi

Lord Mito — Cast

Eijirō Tōno Tokugawa Mitsukuni Kōtarō Satomi Sasaki Sukesaburo Shin'ya Ohwada Atsumi Kakunoshin Ichirō Nakatani Kazaguruma no Yashichi Gentaro Takahashi Utsukari Hachibei Toshirō Mifune Sakuzaemon Okumura Tōru Abe Mondo Murai Muga Takewaki Ishikawa Hayato