Lord Mito

Lord Mito

98 mins | Drama, Adventure | Dec. 23, 1978

One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to the silver screen in a dynamic and exciting tale featuring megastar Toshiro Mifune as an expert swordsman drawn into the action to fight injustice. The Elder Lord travels about disguised as a retired merchant with his two trusty bodyguards Sukesaburo and Kakunoshin by his side and secret agent Yashichi close by. After a chance meeting with a dying man and young woman who had been brutally attacked, they set out for Kaga Province to wreak vengeance on the responsible parties. Don’t miss this exciting journey into Japanese history!

Lord Mito

98 mins | Drama, Adventure | Dec. 23, 1978

Lord Mito
One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to the silver screen in a dynamic and exciting tale featuring megastar Toshiro Mifune as an expert swordsman drawn into the action to fight injustice. The Elder Lord travels about disguised as a retired merchant with his two trusty bodyguards Sukesaburo and Kakunoshin by his side and secret agent Yashichi close by. After a chance meeting with a dying man and young woman who had been brutally attacked, they set out for Kaga Province to wreak vengeance on the responsible parties. Don’t miss this exciting journey into Japanese history!
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 水戸黄門
Directors
Writers Shoko Hamura

Cast

Eijirō Tōno

as Tokugawa Mitsukuni

Kotaro Satomi

as Sasaki Sukesaburo

Shin'ya Ohwada

as Atsumi Kakunoshin

Ichirô Nakatani

as Kazaguruma no Yashichi

Gentaro Takahashi

as Utsukari Hachibei

Toshirō Mifune

as Sakuzaemon Okumura

Tōru Abe

as Mondo Murai

Muga Takewaki

as Ishikawa Hayato

Hajime Hana

as Nise Komon

Komaki Kurihara

as Yumi

Tatsuo Endō

as Hatao Kurobe

Yoshi Katō

as Taibei

Kōji Wada

as Genpachiro Tsurugi