
Tatara Samurai
Action · Comedy · Drama
Overview
In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
Top Cast


Naoki Kobayashi
Naoki Kobayashi
Naoki Kobayashi


Shun Sugata
Shun Sugata
Sakichi
Shun Sugata
Sakichi


Denden
Denden
Genzo
Denden
Genzo


Masahiko Tsugawa
Masahiko Tsugawa
Yohei
Masahiko Tsugawa
Yohei


Ryohei Kurosawa
Ryohei Kurosawa
Shinnosuke Amago
Ryohei Kurosawa
Shinnosuke Amago


Kosuke Toyohara
Kosuke Toyohara
Heijiro
Kosuke Toyohara
Heijiro
Katsuo Nakamura
Katsuo Nakamura
Muneyoshi
Katsuo Nakamura
Muneyoshi


Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yae
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yae


Tomoko Tabata
Tomoko Tabata
Okyo
Tomoko Tabata
Okyo


Anna Ishii
Anna Ishii
Okuni
Anna Ishii
Okuni
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