ICHIBAN PRESENTS THE HEAVEN SHAKING EVENT

(Dohten)

1991 - Color –123 Min. - Remastered Anamorphic Widescreen (16:9)

Starring: KITAOJI Kinya

                SHIMADA Yoko, SAIGO Teruhiko

Directed by: MASUDA Toshio

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1858: Japan opens trade with Europe at Yokohama, and (real-life historical character) Nakai-ya Jubei (Kitaoji Kinya) sees his fortune grow, opening a store in this bustling city, a dangerous world where gangs of angry ronin kill at a whim, and corrupt shogunate officials single out the successful Jubei for legalized extortion. His struggle threatens the lives of his co-workers and sends his innocent life on a path of self-destruction. Chancellor Ii Naosuke is wreaking havoc, the shogunate is crumbling, Jubei allies himself with the opposing faction to kick-start their bloody trail of assassinations. Now a marked man, he takes his last stand in the explosive conclusion of Dohten, with a surprise ending like no other!