The Magnificent Nine

The Magnificent Nine

130 mins | Comedy | May 14, 2016

Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they're caught they will lose their lives.

The Magnificent Nine

130 mins | Comedy | May 14, 2016

The Magnificent Nine
Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they're caught they will lose their lives.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Original title 殿、利息でござる！
Directors Yoshihiro Nakamura
Writers Kenichi Suzuki, Michifumi Isoda, Yoshihiro Nakamura

Cast

Sadawo Abe

as Juzaburo Kokudaya

Eita Nagayama

as Tokuheiji Sugawaraya

Satoshi Tsumabuki

as Jinnai Asanoya

Karen Iwata

as Kayo Kokudaya

Yûko Takeuchi

as Toki

Ryuhei Matsuda

as Moku Kayaba

Yasufumi Terawaki

as Ikuemon

Yudai Chiba

as Nakauchi

Kitaro

as Jubee

Yuzuru Hanyu

as Date Shigemura

Ichiro Hashimoto

as Shinshiro

Ken Nakamoto

as Zenbachi

Mitsuko Kusabue

as Juzaburo’s Mother

Tsutomu Yamazaki

as Juzaburo’s Father

Gaku Hamada

as Narrator