Samurai Detective Onihei: Two Righteous Swords

2025 1h 2m JA

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★8.8TMDB · 5

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Synopsis

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Kishii Samanosuke reunites with Heizo, battling deadly foes to protect a hunted girl and face master thief Koazu no Gentan.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Matsumoto Kōshirō X
Makiya Yamaguchi
Yōsuke Asari
Yuri Nakamura

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released last year.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

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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CAST

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Matsumoto Kōshirō X and Makiya Yamaguchi and Yōsuke Asari carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yu Horiba directs. Ryo Yoshimata scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released last year.
3Part of the "Samurai Detective Onihei (2024)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Ryo Yoshimata. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Matsumoto Kōshirō X and Makiya Yamaguchi and Yōsuke Asari carry the top of the cast.
7Only 5 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
Runtime: 62 min · 1h 2m
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.