The Retired Samurai
1987 • Drama / History • Starring Toshirō Mifune
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Available in United States for the 1987 release on streaming platforms such as Curiosity Stream and MGM Plus, you can watch The Retired Samurai online and stream The Retired Samurai right now. Rent or buy The Retired Samurai options may appear later on other services, and availability can change by region as licensing windows shift over time.
About The Retired Samurai
The Retired Samurai (1987) blends Drama and History elements. Top cast includes Toshirō Mifune, Misako Tanaka, and Ryo Tamura. The narrative builds around escalating stakes, urgent decisions, and action-driven momentum.
Actor: Toshirō MifuneGenre: Drama movies
Synopsis
Japan's greatest jidaigeki star, Mifune Toshiro is Shogun's Advisor Okubo Hikozaemon who must be coaxed out of retirement to save Shogun Iemitsu from danger. The elderly Hikozaemon has been belittled of late and has seemingly lost the will to live, much less the desire to assert himself and make Iemitsu listen to reason. The plot thickens when a lovely young woman enters the picture. Can she change Hikozaemon's mind, and thus alter the path of Japanese history? No longer a young man, can Hikozaemon gain the shogun's ear, and succeed in warning him of the evil plot to overthrow him?
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