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Samurai Hustle

Samurai Hustle

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 21, 2014

Runtime

1h 59m

Genres

History, Comedy

User Score

68%

Original Title

超高速!参勤交代

Production Companies

TV Tokyo, Shochiku, Hakuhodo

Director

Katsuhide Motoki

Description

During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. Sankin-kotai is a custom that requires the daimyo to visit the shogun in Edo. Unfortunately, the time needed to visit the shogun in Edo for Masaatsu Naito is 8 days. Masaatsu Naito also learns he received the order because a high ranking government official wants the gold mine. Also, the expense for Sankin-kotai is high and the Yunagaya Domain is such a small han that it seems impossible to complete. Nevertheless, Masaatsu Naito begins an unexpected operation to complete Sankin-kotai in 5 days.