| The Magnificent Nine | |||||
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| Director: | Yoshihiro Nakamura | ||||
| Producer: | Fumitsugu Ikeda | ||||
| Story: | Michifumi Isoda | ||||
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| Narrator: | Gaku Hamada | ||||
| Music: | Goro Yasukawa RC Succession's "Sukiyaki" | ||||
| Cinematography: | Yukihiro Okimura | ||||
| Production Companies: | --> | ||||
| Distributor: | Shochiku | ||||
| Runtime: | 129 minutes[1] | ||||
| Country: | Japan | ||||
| Language: | Japanese | ||||
| Gross: | [2] | ||||
is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki samurai comedy film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura.[3] [4] It was released in Japan by Shochiku on May 14, 2016.[1]
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 ".
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.
Kokudaya Family (Sake brewery)
Sugawaraya Family (Tea master)
Asanoya Family (Sake brewery and Money changer)
Townspeople
On its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, the film was second placed, with 159,690 admissions and in gross.[5] [4] On its second weekend, it was again second placed by admissions, with 109,248, and was third placed by gross, with .[2] [6]