Action ·Adventure ·Fantasy · Japan · 1990 · 1h 59m

The Legend of Zipang

ZIPANG

Director

Cast

Masahiro Takashima as Jigoku-gokuraku-maru Narumi Yasuda as Teppō o Yuri Shiro Sano as Bunshichi Yukio Yamato as Hattori Hanzo Kenya Sawada as Tobatsu Mikijiro Hira as King of Zipang

Crew

Masaki Tamura — Director of Photography Osamu Inoue — Editor Kaizo Hayashi — Writer Arata Tendo — Writer Kosuke Kuri — Producer

Synopsis

Jigoku Gokurakumaru is a samurai on the run. One bounty hunter hoping to collect the sizeable reward is Teppo Oyuri, a comely lass who is an ace shot with her pearl-laden pistol. Before she can set her sights on Gokurakumaru, he is attacked by a hoard of sword-wielding thugs also hoping to collect the reward. He dispatches them with bloody aplomb. Later, Gokurakumaru and Oyuri -- who has fallen for the master swordsman in spite of herself -- venture to Zipang, the Land of Gold, in search of a magical gold sword.

Key Collaborators

Kaizo Hayashi Director Masaki Tamura Director of Photography Osamu Inoue Editor Kaizo Hayashi Writer Arata Tendo Writer Kosuke Kuri Producer

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