Samurai Detective Onihei: White plum allure

20250 JA

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9.1

MASTERPIECE

★9.1TMDB · 7

TV MovieActionDrama

Synopsis

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A mysterious assassin cloaked in a haunting, seductive fragrance sets his sights on Heizo Hasegawa. Hanjiro Kaneko, a master swordsman, attacks with deadly precision, leaving Heizo to uncover the truth behind the strange scent of "White Plum Allure." As Heizo digs deeper, he discovers a tangled web of deception involving Hiko-no-Ichi, a blind decoy working for the notorious bandit leader Heijuro the Snake.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Matsumoto Kōshirō X
Heizou Hasegawa
Nobuko Sendo
Yuri Nakamura
Soko Wada
Shōhei Hino
Yasukaze Motomiya
Yōsuke Asari
Jundai Yamada

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yu Horiba
Writers: Shotaro Ikenami, Sumio Ōmori
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released last year.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Samurai Detective Onihei (2024)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ryo Yoshimata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 6

CAST

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Matsumoto Kōshirō X and Nobuko Sendo and Yuri Nakamura carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Yu Horiba directs. Ryo Yoshimata scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Released last year.
2Part of the "Samurai Detective Onihei (2024)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Ryo Yoshimata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Matsumoto Kōshirō X and Nobuko Sendo and Yuri Nakamura carry the top of the cast.
6Only 7 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Ryo Yoshimata
Production design: Tomoko Kurata
VFX supervisor: Katsuro Onoue
Status: Released
Original language: JA

Part of

Samurai Detective Onihei (2024)

Based on the masterpiece "Samurai Detective Onihei" by renowned historical novelist Shotaro Ikenami, the series stars Koshiro Matsumoto as Agent Heizou Hasegawa.