MAGISTRATE MAYUZUMI (Kiba Bugyo ga Yuku)

1995 – Color - 94 min. – REMASTERED ACADEMY STANDARD (4:3)

               Starring: TAKAHASHI Hideki

                               OIDE Shun, MEGURO Yuuki

Directed by: INOUE Taiji

COURTESY OF KUROTOKAGI & ICHIBAN

In a story set during the latter days of the Tokugawa Era, the tensions rise between the 'royalists' and those struggling to uphold the Shogunate. The most modern 'Gatling Gun' has been stolen from its warehouse in Edo Castle by burglars targeting the very shogun himself, Tokugawa Ieyoshi (Oide Shun in a masterful performance). Leading the investigation is the newly appointed chief magistrate of the Arson & Robbery Division, Mayuzumi Kuranosuke (Takahashi Hideki, in a powerful role). Takahashi Hideki stars as the manly, mounted magistrate! This brawny, tremendous sword fight drama is geared towards an adult audience. Co-starring Meguro Yuuki ("Omi-san" in the Shogun mini-series), younger brother of superstar Matsukata Hiroki, both are sons of screen-legend Konoe Jushiro!