Kaettekita Kogarashi Monjirō (1993)

Original title

帰って来た木枯し紋次郎

Directed by

Kon Ichikawa

Genre

Jidaigeki

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wandering swordsman returns to his old haunts and gets drawn into a conflict involving local gangs and a woman from his past. The film follows his efforts to navigate alliances and betrayals while upholding his own code of honor.

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What happens

The Return of Monjirō Kogarashi (帰って来た木枯し紋次郎, Kaettekita Kogarashi Monjirō) is a 1993 Japanese film directed by Kon Ichikawa. It is based on Saho Sasazawa's novel, and is a sequel to the jidaigeki TV drama series Kogarashi Monjirō. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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