Mikijiro Hira
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mikijirō Hira (平 幹二朗 Hira Mikijirō) was a Japanese actor. Starting as a stage actor in the 1950s, he also worked in film and television and was active until the time of his death. From the 1970s he starred in several of Yukio Ninagawa's productions, including an acclaimed role as Macbeth. Described as "Japan's best Shakespearean actor", Hira received several awards throughout his career, including an excellence award at the 2011 National Arts Festival hosted by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs.
13 Assassins
as Lord DoiA bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed...
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Horus: Prince of the Sun
as Grunwald the Demon of Ice (voice)Young Horus lives in a mythical Scandinavia of the Iron Age. Recovering the stolen Sword of the...
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Azumi 2: Death or Love
as Masayuki SanadaYoung assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt...
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The Fighter Pilot
as uncreditedA brother and sister learn their biological grandfather was a kamikaze pilot who died during...
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Sword of the Beast
as Yuuki GennosukeLegendary swordplay filmmaker Hideo Gosha's Sword of the Beast chronicles the flight of the...
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The Face of Another
as Dr. HoriA businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask...
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Goemon
as Rikyu SenFollow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon (Yosuke Eguchi) in an epic story. One...
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Three Outlaw Samurai
as Einosuke KikyoShiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their...
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Tibetan Dog
as Adult Tenzin (voice)Jiantan is a young boy who has to leave Xi'an after the death of his mother to go deep into the...
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The Inheritance
as uncreditedOn his deathbed, a wealthy businessman announces that his fortune is to be split equally among...
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Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis
as Yasumasa HiraiThe reincarnation of a 10th century Japanese general haunts 1920's Tokyo.
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Saito Dosan: Rage of Power
as Toshitaka NagaiDuring the age of warring clans (Sengoku Jidai), many samurai lords sought to unite the country...
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The Mystery of Rampo
as uncreditedEdogawa Rampo is a writer whose latest work is censored by the government, deemed too disturbing...
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Willful Murder
as OkunoThe president of the Japanese National Railways is found dead during a period in which train...
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Amagi Pass
as Kenzo OnoderaJapan in the 1940s. A high school boy went into a magic encounter with Ozuka Hana, a geisha...
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Pistol Opera
as Goro HanadaAn assassin fends off numerous attacks from her comrades, who are trying to move up in rank by...
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Princess Raccoon
as Azuchi MomoyamaAmechiyo (the banished prince) falls in love with Tanukihime (a princess of raccoon dog...
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The Orphan Brother
as Jirô, eldest son (voice)After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but...
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Ninja Kids!!!
as uncreditedThe film stars Seishiro Kato as Rantaro who is sent to a ninja training school by his parents....
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The Great Duel
as uncreditedA cynical samurai is left as the sole survivor to fulfill a plot to assassinate the puppet of a...
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Utamaro's World
as Yume no ukihashiUtamaro was an artist who lived in Edo (which was later to become modern-day Tokyo) in the late...
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Private Detective DOBU 1
as uncreditedDobu (Kunie Tanaka) used to be a soldier but now is a private detective. Three vagrants were...
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Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijo Temple
as Yoshioka DenshichiroIn the fourth installment, Musashi's potentially greatest opponent Kojiro jumps in and out of...
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AIBOU: The Movie
as Kimihiko MikuriyaA former TV presenter is murdered. On the same day, two police officers from the Metropolitan...
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Shinran, Part II
as uncreditedContinuation of the biographical film about the monk Shinran, based on the novel by Eiji...
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The Empty Table
as KawabeOne year has passed since the Kidojis' eldest son Otohiko was arrested for his part in a...
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Three Faces of Love
as Kenkichi KatsumaWhen a gifted Japanese craftsmen dies, his three daughters are summoned to decide who will take...
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Works of the Fish Man
as uncreditedKatsujiro the fisherman overcomes his laziness when he learns of his younger sister Okiku’s...
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Adventures of Zatoichi
as GounosukeBlind swordsman/masseuse Zatoichi befriends a young woman looking for her father, a village...
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The Legend of Zipang
as King of ZipangJigoku-gokuraku-maru is a samurai on the run. One bounty hunter hoping to collect the sizeable...
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To Trap a Kidnapper
as uncreditedHideyuki Mitamura, a student at a private school near Osaka, is kidnapped on his way home from...
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: Boss of the Tokai Region
as uncreditedHis skill and courage were the best in Japan! The life story of Jirocho, a man who protected...
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The Round Table
as IshitaKokko is a third grade elementary school student. Even though she has a family who loves her,...
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Early Spring Story
as TakenakaA high school student Hitomi poses as a university student and ends up in falling in love with...
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The Red Shadow
as Jûrôzaemon MizunoFifteen years after Ishida Mitsunari lost in the battle of Sekigahara, Tokugawa Ieyasu foresees...
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Portrait of Chieko
as IshiiTakamura, a poet and sculptor, marries a budding artist named Chieko who dreams of becoming an...
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365 Nights
as uncreditedA touching drama about a love triangle between a young architect, Koroku, and two women, Ranko...
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Battle Anthem
as Emperor MeijiThe story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.
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The Street of Desire
as Seijiro IgawaA valet at a fancy nightclub hatches a plot to punish those responsible for his father's death.
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Genkuro Yoshitsune
as uncreditedAn exciting historical drama that dynamically depicts the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune from...
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Lady Sen and Hideyori
as Sakazaki DewanokamiFrom the late 1500's through the founding of the Tokugawa Shogunate many battles were fought as...
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The Shootout
as TakedaA run-in with the police once again puts three former reformatory inmates on the wrong side of...
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Oración
as uncreditedSet on a quiet ranch in Hokkaido. One day, a colt is born from a legendary bloodline. It is...
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The Goblin of Mt. Kurama
as uncreditedThe year 1864: The Shinsengumi, the shogun’s armed force in Kyoto ripped the city apart, with...
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Miyamoto Musashi: Birth of Two Sword Style
as Yoshioka DenshichiroIn the third installment of Yoshikawa's novel Musashi, things continue from the 2nd film at the...
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Sky Scraper!
as uncreditedA film about the construction of the Kasumigaseki Building, the first high-rise building in Japan.
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A Legend of Turmoil
as uncreditedA story about the development of a bright and strong yakuza. Otaki is an old-fashioned...
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Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
as uncreditedEdo is rocked by the news that a duel to the death is to be held at Takadanobaba, the famed site...
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Tom Cat Holmes' Deduction
as uncreditedA detective film by Nobuhiko Ōbayashi. Made for TV.
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Cash Calls Hell
as uncreditedBefore leaving prison, Oida uncomfortably enters into an agreement with his cell mate: in...
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Illusion of Blood
as Sato YomoshichiThe ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.
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A Fishmonger's Tour
as uncreditedThe supply of sea bream to the fish market has decreased, and the price has increased to a...
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The Christian Revolt
as uncreditedIn the year 1637 in Shimabara of Tokugawa-era Japan, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against...
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The Shape of Night
as Eiji KitamiYoshie Nogami, a factory worker by day, works as a bar hostess at night. She begins a passionate...
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Private Detective DOBU 3: The Exile Island Murder Case
as uncreditedAfter six exiles return to Edo, four are mysteriously killed. Two survivors, Kosuke and Kingo,...
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Revenge for His Lover
as uncreditedKamio a mistreated samurai clerk of Edo Castle and ronin (“Sir Quarrel”) Ibara, take up a...
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Thousand Cranes
as Kikuji MitaniThe entangled relations between the son of a seductive tea-ceremony teacher and the women in his...
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The Shogun and the Fishmonger
as uncreditedFishmonger Tasuke and Shogun Iemitsu swap their identities in pretence for the protection of...
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Sasuke and His Comedians
as Hanzo HattoriOsaka in the early 1600s, aftermath of the historical Battle of Sekigahara; a group of orphan...
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Hibari the Traveling Performer
as uncreditedKimie, a traveling guitarist, performs at various inns at help out her sickly mother. One night...
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Legacy of Soma: Ao no Ran
as uncreditedSoma, an immigrant from a defeated country, lives as a fortuneteller in Japan. She is saved from...
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A Young Warrior on Mount Fuji
as uncreditedThe epic battles between the Heike and Genji (Taira and Minamoto clans) take centerstage as the...
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 1
as uncreditedWith plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert...
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Life of Hishakaku 2
as uncreditedUpon his release from the prison, Hishakaku joins the Kikkyo family who is struggling to regain...
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Undercover Ninja: Secret Assassins
as uncreditedThe federal lord of Kofu, Tunatoyo (Tsutomu Isobe), was elected to be the next General. On his...
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The King
as uncreditedThe film takes place at the junction of the two eras of Meiji and Taisho. Sakata Sankichi, an...
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Messengers to Satsuma
as uncreditedBy all indications, an anti-government conspiracy is brewing in the Satsuma Domen. Already seven...
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The Bored Samurai
as Saotome MondonosukeSaotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in...
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The Third Ninja
as uncreditedThree Iga ninja are on a hunt for Chidoken, a Takeda ninja sent out to assasinate Lord Nobunaga.
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Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
as uncreditedWhen the Shogunates greatest secret is stolen, the fate of the nation hangs in the balance. The...
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Samurai Justice: Assistance in a Duel
as Tanuma OkitsuguThe samurai Akiyama Daijiro is asked to help a young boy who tries to bring the man who murdered...
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Tenpo suiko-den: ohara yugaku
as Yugaku OharaA great famine struck all of Japan: the so-called Great Tenpō famine. It was a time when there...
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Onmitsu Hicho
as uncreditedPilot for a TV series. In the pilot Hiroshi Tachi is a lower ranked samurai investigating the...
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The Forest Is Alive
as uncreditedFilm adaptation of the stage version of Samuil Marshak's "Twelve Months"
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Jirocho’s Days of Youth: The Youngest Boss in the Tokai Region
as uncreditedHe was married to his lover's butterfly and started a new residence. But good things do not...
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Private Detective DOBU 4: The Mysterious Kite Murders Case
as uncreditedIn Edo's autumn, a wave of murders hits, targeting those linked to an old case. A young man,...
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20 Duels of Young Shingo - Part 2
as uncreditedThe second film in the 20 Duels of Young Shingo trilogy directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda.
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Private Detective DOBU 6: The Origami Murder Case
as uncreditedA spree of murders in the city targets peddlers and komuso monks, all killed in the same method....
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Pinwheel Hamakichi’s Spell 2
as uncreditedHamakichi, who used to be a detective is now a toy merchant. His former boss has a grudge...
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Baian the Assassin: Showdown
as uncreditedFujieda Baian is admired during the day as a skilled acupuncturist. However, at night, he is a...
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Tange Sazen and the Princess
as uncreditedTange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.
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Shogunate Secret Ninja
as uncreditedLord Tokugawa Tsunatoyo, bound for Edo to be sworn in as the next shogun, is the target of...
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Tragedy of the Coolie Samurai
as uncreditedGonza was a handsome young laborer, a footman and spear-carrier, working hard for his meager...
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Pinwheel Hamakichi's Spell
as uncreditedHamakichi was a former detective respected by everyone but he was arrested after he helped a...
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Flickering Flames
as uncreditedIn the early hours of April 13th, a five year old hemophiliac child was kidnapped by someone...
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League of Gangsters
as MiyajimaA yakuza is released from prison after serving a long sentence. He immediately sets about...
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Skull Coins
as uncreditedThe mysterious story behind the Skull Coins, which are said to reveal the location of treasure,...
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Private Detective DOBU 2: The Kyoto Murder Case
as uncreditedDobu, an Edo samurai, is tasked with investigating a string of noble murders in Kyoto,...
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I'll Cry Alone
as uncredited"Though still young, Natsuko gave up the life of a geisha to become the mistress of the...
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Samurai Justice: The Female Bodyguard
as uncreditedA chance encounter on the road leads to the unusual need for a female bodyguard to protect the...
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Sword of Destiny
as uncreditedWhen master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his...
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Mask of the Moon
as uncreditedYoung swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles...
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Tunnel Fantasy: Dream Legend of Tonkararin
as uncreditedZuiketsu Genso: Tonkararin Yume Densetsu is a 1998 Japanese historical drama directed by Takashi...
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Legends of Honor
as uncreditedFirst ninkyo yakuza picture at Toei directed by Teruo Ishii
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The Return of the Newshound and the Lady Cop
as uncreditedA jewelry broker is killed and a large amount of money is stolen. A female detective from the...
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Yoshitsune
as Goshirakawa EmperorYoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11...
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Mominoki wa Nokotta
as Harada KaiDepicting Date clan’s internal strife that occurred during a peaceful Edo period governed by the...
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Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit
as Holy TeacherThe heroine Balsa is a skilled bodyguard and a masterful spear-wielder. One day she rescues...
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Takeda Shingen
as uncreditedThere was a very turbulent time in the warring period in the history, and Takeda Shingen is...
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Takeda Shingen
as Takeda NobutoraThere was a very turbulent time in the warring period in the history, and Takeda Shingen is...
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Kunitori Monogatari
as Saito DosanSet in Japan several centuries back. It depicts the struggles of three historical warriors,...
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The God of Risk
as Tokuma TendoSatoshi Saigyouji worked in crisis management for General Electric in the USA and the Japanese...
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Mission To Kill
as uncreditedContinuation of the popular series of films about the assassins in Edo. This show marks the...
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Nemuri Kyoshiro
as MojiwakaThirteen years after his mother took her own life as a ritual sacrifice for the Black Mass,...
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Nameless Poison
as Yoshichika ImadaSaburo Sugimura works for the PR department of a company which his father-in-law Yoshichika...
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The Animal Trail
as Kota KitoAnimal Trail, a natural path made by traffic of wild animals, can sometimes be helpful for...
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Three Generations of the Yagyu Sword
as Yagyu Ishifunesai MunetoshiAfter the 'Incident at Honnoji' (assassination of Oda Nobunaga by Akechi Mitsuhide, a former...
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Crisis at Edo Castle - Angry Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu
as uncreditedAfter the end of the reign of the second Shogun Hidetada, the country was still in turmoil....
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