Chronicle of the Town Magistrate

(1992)

★ 6.2 IMDb · 7 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1992

Runtime: 94 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 工藤栄一

Cast: Кэн Ватанабэ, 池上季実子, いかりや長介, 名高達男, Иттоку Кисибэ, 江波杏子, 高品格, Сигэру Кояма, 沢向要士, 大門正明

Plot

In a maelstrom of evil, can a new magistrate, samurai Mochizuki Koheita, with a reputation like an alley cat, bring order to the town of Horisoto, or is he, too a corrupt villain looking to gain wealth from the oppressed people? From the pen of famed samurai author Yamamoto Shugoro, this exciting tale turns the tables on the standard samurai story with a unique lead character previously portrayed in Ichikawa Kon’s “Dora Heita.”