A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife

1981•1h 31m

Drama

Isozoemon (Go Kato) was a ronin (masterless samurai) and broke, who lived in a Choya (cheap apartment) in Okazakijoka town with his sick wife, Sugie (Ai Kanzaki). He was also a good swordsman who had taught swordsmanship in Akita a long time ago. He takes such good care of his wife that he is called a wife-loving man. He got involved in a conflict for succession because he pretended to become an officer to please her wife.

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Fuji Television Network

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Cast

Gō Katō

Isozoemon

Ai Kanzaki

Asao Uchida

Tonpei Hidari

Yōsuke Kondō

Shinji Ogawa

Manko Kurenai

Shun Ueda

Yasuyuki Kachi

Takuji Aoki

Teppei Wakao

Akio Saionji

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