Tatara Samurai

Tatara Samurai

135 mins | Drama, Comedy, Action, War, History | May 20, 2017

In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.

Tatara Samurai

135 mins | Drama, Comedy, Action, War, History | May 20, 2017

Tatara Samurai
In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Lawson, Aoi Promotion, Avex Pictures, Asahi Shimbun
Original title たたら侍
Directors Yoshinari Nishikôri
Writers Yoshinari Nishikôri

Cast

Shun Sugata

as Sakichi

Denden

as Genzo

Masahiko Tsugawa

as Yohei

Akira

as Shinnosuke Amago

Kosuke Toyohara

as Heijiro

Katsuo Nakamura

as Muneyoshi

Tomoko Tabata

as Okyo

Anna Ishii

as Okuni

Takashi Sasano

as Sobee

Taichi Saotome

as Tatsunoshin Inoue

Masahiro Koumoto

as Yasuke

Sho Aoyagi

as Gosuke

Kei Yamamoto

as Chojiro

Shiro Sano

as Tokugawa’s vassal

Tomoko Naraoka

as Mizuho

Ryô Hashizume

as Kumakichi

Megumi Ujiie

as Kozue

Tôru Shinagawa

as Emon Yutaka