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Genjuro's Deadly Sword: The Return of Shinigami (2009)
Directed by Tomohiko Yamashita
Overview
Genjuro’s crime was assassination, his punishment was to survive a faked execution and lose his home, lose his identity, and emerge as Maboroshi Shinigami, the Phantom Assassin. When his wife is kidnapped and tortured to reveal his whereabouts and dragged to the executioner for crucifixion by corrupt clan officials, Genjuro faces an army of swords to save her. Evil men aim to frame Genjuro for another murder. For their scheme they need only one thing, Genjuro’s dead body. Genjuro will have to cut down their swordsmen and challenge Sarashina Gunpei, deadliest blade in Japan in a final blood-soaked battle.
Length 89 minutes
Actors
Atsuo Nakamura | Kinya Kitaoji | Naho Toda | Takashi Sasano | Toshinori Omi | Hirotaro Honda | Kumiko Endô | Koutarou Tanaka | Kaoru Okunuki | Takashi Naito | Takeo Nakahara | Shinobu Tsuruta | Hideji Ôtaki | Ryûsei Saitô | Keisaku Wada | Hachiro Ijuin | Atsuo Moroki | Michie Hirai | 宇野嘉高 | Hitoshi Nonomura | Arata Okumiyama | 本山功