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Flea-picking Samurai

Original title: Nomitori zamurai
  • 2018
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
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Flea-picking Samurai (2018)
Comedy

Kobayashi Hironoshin is a samurai in the fiefdom of Nagaoka. Unfortunately for him and the area's fleas he displeases the local lord who orders him to immediately become busy ridding the loc... Read allKobayashi Hironoshin is a samurai in the fiefdom of Nagaoka. Unfortunately for him and the area's fleas he displeases the local lord who orders him to immediately become busy ridding the local feline of any and all fleas. That is the bad news. The good news is it is all euphemism... Read allKobayashi Hironoshin is a samurai in the fiefdom of Nagaoka. Unfortunately for him and the area's fleas he displeases the local lord who orders him to immediately become busy ridding the local feline of any and all fleas. That is the bad news. The good news is it is all euphemism for some other occupation. That is good news, right?

  • Director
    • Yasuo Tsuruhashi
  • Writers
    • Shigeo Komatsu
    • Yasuo Tsuruhashi
  • Stars
    • Hiroshi Abe
    • Shinobu Terajima
    • Etsushi Toyokawa
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    226
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    • Director
      • Yasuo Tsuruhashi
    • Writers
      • Shigeo Komatsu
      • Yasuo Tsuruhashi
    • Stars
      • Hiroshi Abe
      • Shinobu Terajima
      • Etsushi Toyokawa
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hiroshi Abe
    Hiroshi Abe
    • Hironoshin Kobayashi
    Shinobu Terajima
    Shinobu Terajima
    • Omine
    Etsushi Toyokawa
    Etsushi Toyokawa
    • Seibee
    Takumi Saitô
    Takumi Saitô
    • Tomonosuke Saeki
    Morio Kazama
    • Jinbee
    Shinobu Ôtake
    • Orin
    • (as Shinobu Ohtake)
    Atsuko Maeda
    Atsuko Maeda
    • Ochie
    Bunshi Katsura VI
    • Okitsugu Tanuma
    • (as Bunshi Katsura Vi)
    Riko Fukumoto
    Riko Fukumoto
    • Omitsu
    All Hanshin
    • Bungo Netsuya
    Akiko Hinagata
    Yutaka Matsushige
    Yutaka Matsushige
    • Tadakiyo Makino
    Jimmy Ohnishi
    • Hidemochi Mochizukiya
    • Director
      • Yasuo Tsuruhashi
    • Writers
      • Shigeo Komatsu
      • Yasuo Tsuruhashi
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    • Release date
      • May 18, 2018 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • のみとり侍
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production companies
      • Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
      • Asahi Shimbun
      • Dentsu
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,524,012
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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