Onihei Gaiden - Promise in the Shadows

2013 1h 18m JA

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Synopsis

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Ex-bandit Komakichi has a random encounter with an ex-ally, Matsuzou. Seeing each other for the first time in 35 years, the two drink and talk about their past, without revealing their current lifestyles, Matsuzou then recounts an odd story... The doomed reunion slowly steers the old bandits toward a life-changing event.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Isao Hashizume
Komakichi
Jun Kunimura
Matsuzou
Mayumi Wakamura
Takahito Hosoyamada
Toru Masuoka
Jundai Yamada
Mitsuomi Takahashi
Seizō Fukumoto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shigeru Ishihara
Writers: Narito Kaneko
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Onihei Gaiden" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Isao Hashizume and Jun Kunimura and Mayumi Wakamura 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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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shigeru Ishihara directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 78-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Part of the "Onihei Gaiden" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Isao Hashizume and Jun Kunimura and Mayumi Wakamura carry the top of the cast.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 78 min · 1h 18m
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.