is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki samurai comedy film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura. It was released in Japan by Shochiku on May 14, 2016.
The original story is collected by "Unsung Heroes of Old Japan" written by , a record of the townspeople who saved the plight of the Shukuba town at in the Sendai Domain (Sendai city) in the 18th century "" Based on (written by Monk ).
This movie's catch phrase is ".
Plot In 1766, residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. Nine people, including Jusaburō Kokudaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to Han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they are caught, they will lose their lives.
Cast Kokudaya Family (Sake brewery) Sadao Abe Karen Iwata Daiki Shigeoka Sugawaraya Family (Tea master) Eita Maika Yamamoto Asanoya Family (Sake brewery and Money changer) Satoshi Tsumabuki Mitsuko Kusabue Tsutomu Yamazaki Townspeople Yūko Takeuchi Yasufumi Terawaki
Yudai Chiba
Masahiko Nishimura
Yuzuru Hanyu as Date Shigemura Ryuhei Matsuda
Reception On its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, the film was second placed, with 159,690 admissions and in gross. On its second weekend, it was again second placed by admissions, with 109,248, and was third placed by gross, with .
Awards YearAward ceremonyCategoryResult 2016 41st Hochi Film Award Best Picture
See also Seven Samurai - directed by Akira Kurosawa (1954) The Magnificent Seven (1960) The Magnificent Seven (2016 film)
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国恩記（こくおんき）の人々 - 宮城県大和町公式ホームページ - Taiwa Town that appeared in the movie as Yoshioka-juku.