
Contemporary Tales of Chivalry: The Lone Wolf
Crime · Action
Overview
The karashi Botan returns in the third chapter of the incredible Showa Zankoden series. This time legendary actor Ken Takakura plays Takei Shigejiro of the Shimazu family. When the boss of the Shimazu is killed, Shigejiro takes revenge and is sent to jail. Upon his release, he meets the dying widow of one of hid followers and takes her to her father, Boss Shiomasa, who take him into his family. But when Shiomasa is killed by an old enemy, Shigejiro is obligated to take revenge...
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Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura


Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji


Harumi Sone
Harumi Sone
Harumi Sone


Akikane Sawa
Akikane Sawa
Akikane Sawa


Kenji Ushio
Kenji Ushio
Kenji Ushio


Keishiro Kojima
Keishiro Kojima
Keishiro Kojima


Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto


Takeya Nakamura
Takeya Nakamura
Takeya Nakamura


Chikage Oogi
Chikage Oogi
Chikage Oogi


Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
Seizaburō Kawazu
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