SUNSET BODYGUARD

(Yuhi no Yojinbo)

1983 – Color - 92 min.  –  REMASTERED ACADEMY STANDARD (4:3)

Starring: TANBA Tetsuro

                MATSUO Kayo, KAGA Takeshi

                TANAKA Akio, MISHIMA Shintaro

Directed by: OZU Hitoshi

 COURTESY OF ICHIBAN

The year is 1863; ruthless trader Katakura-ya has three stolen Gatling guns, the deadliest weapons Japan has ever seen, bound to grant absolute power to the clan that can buy them. Crafty “Wolf” Yamazato Eisuke will venture his sword and his wits to steal one. When he meets Hakozaki Ryunosuke, an impoverished ronin with a heart of gold and a lightning-fast blade, he thinks he’s found the perfect partner. But Katakura’s conniving mistress Omon also wants to steal one for her own gain. Soon there are too many swordsmen, all hungry to possess the ultimate killing machine, and a bloody confrontation will be inevitable…