The Return
The Return

The Return

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2019•119 min•DramaHistoryTV Movie
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Tatsuya Nakadai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Takako Tokiwa
Takako Tokiwa
Kazuki Kitamura
Kazuki Kitamura
Misato Tanaka
Misato Tanaka
Aki Maeda
Aki Maeda
Ayumi Tanida
Ayumi Tanida
Tatsuya Nakadai, the world’s greatest living actor, returns to the screen in a brilliant adaptation of a story by novelist Shuhei Fujisawa. A traveling gambler known as “Funeral Uno” he is now 86 years old and returning to his hometown for the first time in 30 years. Partly told in flashbacks, he is forced to face his lifelong nemesis, Boss Kyuzo, a vile yakuza portrayed by another superstar of samurai cinema, Atsuo Nakamura! Before the two old gamblers can settle a 30-year-old score they must put their lives on the line in a game of dice that can only lead to a bloody sword duel the likes of which has never before been seen! Superb performances all around in a film loaded with surprises and exciting swordplay!
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