Samurai Hustle (2014)
超高速！参勤交代
Overview
During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. Sankin-kotai is a custom that requires the daimyo to visit the shogun in Edo. Unfortunately, the time needed to visit the shogun in Edo for Masaatsu Naito is 8 days. Masaatsu Naito also learns he received the order because a high ranking government official wants the gold mine. Also, the expense for Sankin-kotai is high and the Yunagaya Domain is such a small han that it seems impossible to complete. Nevertheless, Masaatsu Naito begins an unexpected operation to complete Sankin-kotai in 5 days.
Where to watch Samurai Hustle
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Hulu, U-NEXT, FOD Channel, Plus Shochiku +1 | Amazon Video, Apple TV | Amazon Video, Apple TV |
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What is Samurai Hustle about?
During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai within 5 days. Sankin-kotai is a custom that requires the daimyo to visit the shogun in Edo. Unfortunately, the time needed to visit the shogun in Edo for Masaatsu Naito is 8 days. Masaatsu Naito also learns he received the order because a high ranking government official wants the gold mine. Also, the expense for Sankin-kotai is high and the Yunagaya Domain is such a small han that it seems impossible to complete. Nevertheless, Masaatsu Naito begins an unexpected operation to complete Sankin-kotai in 5 days. Samurai Hustle is a History, Comedy movie, released on 2014-06-21, runtime 119 minutes.
Is Samurai Hustle worth watching?
TMDB users rate Samurai Hustle 7.0 out of 10 from 23 ratings. Reception is mixed-to-positive.
Where can I watch Samurai Hustle?
In Japan, Samurai Hustle streams on Hulu, U-NEXT and FOD Channel and can be rented from Amazon Video and Apple TV. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Katsuhide Motoki
Cast
- Kuranosuke Sasaki as Masaatsu Naitou
- Kyoko Fukada as Osaki
- Tsuyoshi Ihara as Danzo Kumogakure
- Masahiko Nishimura as Advisor Kenji
- Takanori Jinnai as Nobutoki Matsudaira / Genhachiro Araki
- Yasufumi Terawaki as Seiemon Imamura
- Yusuke Kamiji as Heigo Akiyama
- Tokio Emoto as Hirotada Masuda
- Ennosuke Ichikawa as Yoshimune Tokugawa
- Renji Ishibashi as Terusada Matsudaira
- Yu Hayashi
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