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The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun

The Villain from Edo Kochiyama Soshun

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 23, 1982

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

大江戸無頼 河内山宗俊

Production Companies

Fuji Television Network

Director

Yūichi Harada

Description

Kotiyama is a swindler and extortionist, the head of a whole gang of crooks, usually posing as a poor monk; once he really took vows, but he was kicked out of the monastery long ago. He is enterprising, smart and not too cruel, so his accomplices love him. Posing as an envoy from the abbot of the Kennei Temple, Kotiama plays a show in front of Lord Matsue with an income of 150,000 koku, and extorts money from him. The film is based on the famous play by Kawatake Mokuami.