Vengeance for Sale (2001)
"Sukedachi-ya Sukeroku" (original title)

Director:

Kihachi Okamoto

Writers:

Daisaku Ikuta (novel), Kihachi Okamoto

Stars:

Hiroyuki Sanada, Kyôka Suzuki, Takehiro Murata

3 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Sukeroku Sukedachiya
Kyôka Suzuki	...	Osen
Takehiro Murata	...	Taro
Tatsuya Nakadai	...	Umetaro Katakura
Shingo Tsurumi	...	Shinkuro Wakiya
Hirotarô Honda	...	Hotta
Kyôko Kishida	...	Otome
Keiju Kobayashi	...	Undertakert
Ittoku Kishibe	...	Oribe Sakakibara
Tôru Kazama	...	Okenosuke
Naoto Takenaka	...	Enemy
Kyûsaku Shimada	...	Enemy
Makoto Satô	...	Enemy
Hiroko Isayama	...	Revenger
Mami Okamoto	...	Revenger

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

16 February 2002 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Vengeance for Sale

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fuji Television Network, Nikkatsu

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

User Reviews

Delightful retro samurai film

This tense and amusing samurai drama stars Hiruyuki Sanada as a spirited entrepreneur who makes a living brokering negotiations between rival swordsmen. When a famous fighter (Tatsuya Nakadai) rolls into town, the broker discovers some clues to his past, and tries to flummox the designs of a corrupt official out to deflower his longtime love.

Vengeance for Hire is a wonderful, low-budget throwback to those memorably offbeat samurai films of the mid-sixties, albeit with superb set design, photography, and acting. The plot unfolds at its own pace, then kicks in with a series of delicious set pieces guaranteed to keep an audience delighted and surprised.

A real treat.