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The Legend of Zipang (1990)

Genre : Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Runtime : 1H 59M

Director : Kaizo Hayashi

Synopsis

Jigoku-gokuraku-maru is a samurai on the run. One bounty hunter hoping to collect the sizeable reward is Teppo Oyuri, a comely lass who is an ace shot with her pearl-laden pistol. Before she can set her sights on Jigoku-gokuraku-maru, he is attacked by a hoard of sword-wielding thugs also hoping to collect the reward. He dispatches them with bloody aplomb. Later, Jigoku-gokuraku- maru and Teppo Oyuri -- who has fallen for the master swordsman in spite of herself -- ventures to Zipingu -- the Land of Gold -- in search of a magical gold sword.

Actors

Masahiro Takashima
Masahiro Takashima
Jigoku-gokuraku-maru
Narumi Yasuda
Narumi Yasuda
Teppō o Yuri
Shirô Sano
Shirô Sano
Bunshichi
Yukio Yamato
Yukio Yamato
Hattori Hanzo
Kenya Sawada
Kenya Sawada
Tobatsu
Mikijirō Hira
Mikijirō Hira
King of Zipang
Haruko Wanibuchi
Haruko Wanibuchi
Queen of Zipang
Xiu Jian
Xiu Jian
Tattoo Man
Mikio Narita
Mikio Narita
Hayashi
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Chiyonosuke Azuma
Bengal
Bengal
Baiken Jukkanji
Baiken Jukkanji
Michiru Akiyoshi
Michiru Akiyoshi

Crews

Kaizo Hayashi
Kaizo Hayashi
Director
Kaizo Hayashi
Kaizo Hayashi
Writer
Masaki Tamura
Masaki Tamura
Director of Photography
Arata Tendo
Arata Tendo
Writer
Kosuke Kuri
Kosuke Kuri
Producer
Takeo Kimura
Takeo Kimura
Art Direction
Hisayuki Miyamoto
Hisayuki Miyamoto
Sound
Osamu Inoue
Osamu Inoue
Editor
Eiichi Asada
Eiichi Asada
Special Effects Supervisor
Takashi Ito
Takashi Ito
Visual Effects
Etsuko Egawa
Etsuko Egawa
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Hidehiko Urayama
Hidehiko Urayama
Music
Yôko Kumagai
Yôko Kumagai
Music

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