The Magnificent Nine

20162h 10min

Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (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're caught they will lose their lives.

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Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (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're caught they will lose their lives.

Released
May 14, 2016
Runtime
2h 10min
Director
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Genre
Comedy
Language
Japanese
Production
Shochiku, THEFOOL, HIGASHI NIPPON BROADCASTING, Kinoshita Group, dentsu, TV Asahi, The Asahi Shimbun, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, Hokkaido Television Broadcasting, Kahoku Shimposha, Hiroshima Home Television, Shizuoka Asahi Television
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