Goemon

(2009)

★ 6.9 IMDb · 135 votes

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy

Year: 2009

Runtime: 128 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 紀里谷和明

Cast: Ёсукэ Эгути, Рёко Хиросуэ, Такао Осава, 要潤, 平幹二朗, 伊武雅刀, 玉山鉄二, りょう, 戸田恵梨香, 佐藤江梨子

Plot

Follow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban, Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past containing untold powers.

Based on a Japanese folk legend that echoes the tale of Robin Hood, this ninja thriller follows the exploits of Goemon Ishikawa (Yôsuke Eguchi), who leaves his fighting clan after its chief is murdered and uses his skills as a thief to help the poor. But after learning the identity of his leader's killer - the traitorous Hideyoshi (Eiji Okuda) - Goemon sets out on a bloody path of vengeance, joined by his loyal friend, Saizo (Takao Ôsawa).