Onihei Gaiden: The Night Rabbit

2011 1h 39m JA

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Synopsis

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Bandit leader "Night Rabbit" Kakuemon has always kept the rule to "never kill, never rape, never steal from the poor", passed down to him by the gang's previous leader. He has never been arrested, and for that, he always thought he would have a peaceful death. But one day, after talking to a young one-armed homeless girl, he decides to break up his gang and turn himself in.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Baijaku Nakamura
Atsuo Nakamura
Renji Ishibashi
Keiko Oginome
Mizue Nanjō
Ippei Kanie
Yozaburo Ito
Tonpei Hidari

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Inoue
Writers: Narito Kaneko
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Onihei Gaiden" — 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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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Baijaku Nakamura and Atsuo Nakamura and Renji Ishibashi carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Akira Inoue directs. Koji Endo scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 15 years ago.
2Part of the "Onihei Gaiden" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Koji Endo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Baijaku Nakamura and Atsuo Nakamura and Renji Ishibashi carry the top of the cast.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Koji Endo
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Status: Released
Original language: JA

Part of

Onihei Gaiden

Onihei Gaiden is a series of Japanese historical films and television dramas based on novels by Shōtarō Ikenami, focusing on stories from the "thieves" side, distinct from the main Samurai Detective Onihei series. It tells tales from the perspective of criminals, such as bandit leader "Night Rabbit" Kakuemon or the events surrounding the notorious thief Kumagorō. These side stories provide a look into the lives of common people and outlaws in Edo-period Japan.