
The Haunted Samurai
A lowly but academically diligent warrior named Bessho Hikoshiro finds himself unable to move up in the world due to the stifling caste system of the Bakumatsu era. After being expelled from the household into which he was adopted through marriage and separated from his wife and son, he moves in with his disapproving elder brother and his wife. He meets his old class rival Enomoto Takeaki, now a commander of a naval ship, and is later told by a kindly noodle shop owner that Enomoto's rise in social status came about after he prayed at a shrine in Mukojima. Stumbling home drunk one night, Hikoshiro falls down a riverbank and comes across a small run-down shrine which he is convinced is affiliated to the one in Mukojima. Pressing his hands together in prayer, he unwittingly invites the unwanted attentions of the gods of poverty, pestilence and death..
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
The Haunted Samurai
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jun 22, 2007
Runtime
1h 47m
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy
User Score
46%
Original Title
憑神
Director
Yasuo Furuhata
Description
A lowly but academically diligent warrior named Bessho Hikoshiro finds himself unable to move up in the world due to the stifling caste system of the Bakumatsu era. After being expelled from the household into which he was adopted through marriage and separated from his wife and son, he moves in with his disapproving elder brother and his wife. He meets his old class rival Enomoto Takeaki, now a commander of a naval ship, and is later told by a kindly noodle shop owner that Enomoto's rise in social status came about after he prayed at a shrine in Mukojima. Stumbling home drunk one night, Hikoshiro falls down a riverbank and comes across a small run-down shrine which he is convinced is affiliated to the one in Mukojima. Pressing his hands together in prayer, he unwittingly invites the unwanted attentions of the gods of poverty, pestilence and death..
Cast
Crew
Recommendations

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower

A Dennis the Menace Christmas

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein

The Quiet

Super Hybrid

Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom

Live Spectacle NARUTO ~Song of the Akatsuki~

Saint Seiya: Warriors of the Final Holy Battle

Why Does Herr R. Run Amok?

Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

Let Him Go

What Keeps You Alive

Catman

Everyone's Life

The Earrings of Madame de...

The Party Is Over

Eloise

The Mountain
