Goemon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-05-01

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

128 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (4206 Reviews)

Director:

Kazuaki Kiriya

Genres:

Action Drama

Cast:

Yèsuke Eguchi Takao Ohsawa Ryèko Hirosue Jun Kaname

Writer:

Kazuaki Kiriya (original story)

Kazuaki Kiriya (screenplay)

Tetsurè Takita (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Based on a Japanese folk legend that echoes the tale of Robin Hood, this ninja thriller follows the exploits of Goemon Ishikawa (Yèsuke Eguchi), who leaves his fighting clan after its chief is murdered and uses his skills as a thief to help the poor. But after learning the identity of his leader's killer - the traitorous Hideyoshi (Eiji Okuda) - Goemon sets out on a bloody path of vengeance, joined by his loyal friend, Saizo (Takao èsawa).

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