Movielogr
The Magnificent Nine (2016)
Directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura
Overview
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.
Length 130 minutes
Actors
Sadao Abe | Eita | Satoshi Tsumabuki | Karen Iwata | Yuko Takeuchi | Ryuhei Matsuda | Yasufumi Terawaki | Yudai Chiba | Kitarô | Yuzuru Hanyu | Ichiro Hashimoto | Ken Nakamoto | Masahiko Nishimura | Mitsuko Kusabue | Tsutomu Yamazaki | Gaku Hamada