Samurai Hustle (2014): Cast
Samurai Hustle is a 2014 historical comedy directed by Katsuhide Motoki, starring Ennosuke Ichikawa as Yoshimune Tokugawa, Kuranosuke Sasaki and Tokio Emoto. It runs 1 hour 59 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 59m (119 min)
- Director
- Katsuhide Motoki
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- TV Tokyo
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Samurai Hustle About?
The premise of Samurai Hustle without spoilers.
During the Tokugawa shogunate, Masaatsu Naito, the daimyo of the small Yunagaya Domain, faces an impossible order: complete the traditional Sankin-kotai, a required visit to the shogun in Edo, within just five days. The journey normally takes eight days, and the expense is crippling for the financially strained domain, which also holds a valuable gold mine. Naito soon discovers a powerful government official is manipulating the situation to seize the mine, forcing him to embark on a desperate and unexpected operation against time.
Samurai Hustle Cast & Characters
Ennosuke Ichikawa leads the cast as Yoshimune Tokugawa, with Kuranosuke Sasaki as Masaatsu Naitou and Tokio Emoto as Hirotada Masuda. Directed by Katsuhide Motoki; 10 actors are credited in all.
- Director Katsuhide Motoki
- Ennosuke Ichikawa as Yoshimune Tokugawa
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Masaatsu Naitou
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Tokio Emoto as Hirotada Masuda - Renji Ishibashi as Terusada Matsudaira
Also Starring in Samurai Hustle
· 6 more- Kyoko Fukada Osaki
- Takanori Jinnai Nobutoki Matsudaira / Genhachiro Araki
- Masahiko Nishimura Advisor Kenji
- Tsuyoshi Ihara Danzo Kumogakure
- Yusuke Kamiji Heigo Akiyama
- Yasufumi Terawaki Seiemon Imamura
More from Katsuhide Motoki
More films directed by Katsuhide Motoki: Angry Rice Wives, Iwane: Sword of Serenity, Juveniles and Recall.
Samurai Hustle Also Known As
9 alternative titles, including “Chô kôsoku! Sankin kôtai” and “Ultrafast! Sankinkotai”.
- Also known as
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- Chô kôsoku! Sankin kôtai
- Ultrafast! Sankinkotai
- 초고속 참근교대
- Mission Impossible: Samurai
- 超高速!參勤交代
- 超高速！ 参勤交代
- 초고속! 참근교대
- Impossible mission samurai
- 超高速! 參勤交代
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Samurai Hustle FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Samurai Hustle, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Samurai Hustle?
Samurai Hustle runs 1 hour 59 minutes (119 minutes).
When was Samurai Hustle released?
Samurai Hustle was released on June 21, 2014.
Who directed Samurai Hustle?
Samurai Hustle was directed by Katsuhide Motoki.
More films by Katsuhide Motoki Who is in the cast of Samurai Hustle?
Samurai Hustle stars Ennosuke Ichikawa as Yoshimune Tokugawa, Kuranosuke Sasaki as Masaatsu Naitou and Tokio Emoto as Hirotada Masuda, among 10 credited actors.
Does Samurai Hustle have a post-credit scene?
No. Samurai Hustle has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Samurai Hustle in?
The original language of Samurai Hustle is Japanese.
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