SAMURAI HUSTLE RETURNS: Photos and Info for High-Speed Comedy Sequel

Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: cho-sankin.jp (Japan)

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In 2014, Shochiku released the samurai comedy SAMURAI HUSTLE (????????, Chokousoku! Sankin Kotai) -- aka MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: SAMURAI -- starring Kuranosuke Sasaki (20TH CENTURY BOYS trilogy, SOLOMON`S PERJURY, THE INERASABLE) and Kyoko Fukada (SECOND VIRGINITY, WILD 7, ROOMMATE). Directed by Katsuhide Motoki (the KITARO movie series, BATTLE LEAGUE HORUMO), the film followed the misadventures of Masaatsu Naito (Sasaki), the head of a small and poor clan who is ordered by the shogun to come to the capital city, Edo, with his entire staff. The samurai had to complete the 8 day journey in just 4 days or his clan`s land would be taken away. SAMURAI HUSTLE was a critical and commercial success so the cast and crew have reunited for a sequel, tentatively titled SAMURAI HUSTLE RETURNS (??????????????, Chokousoku! Sankin Kotai Ritaanzu). What will be their next mission impossible?! STORY Masaatsu has completed "Sankin-Kotai" -- the system under which feudal lords were required to spend every other year in residence in Edo -- and his staff prepares to return home to Yunagaya. But in his absence, the opposing clan leaders have planned another conspiracy against him, with his old foe Terusada Matsudaira (Renji Ishibashi) taking over his castle. Now Masaatsu has to race back twice as fast in order to save the day. But, without his castle, how will be able to protect his people? Prepare for another whirlwind of laughter in Japan!

CREDITS Release Date: Saturday, September 10, 2016 (Nationwide Roadshow) Cast Masaatsu Naito: Kuranosuke Sasaki Osaki: Kyoko Fukada Danzo Kumogakure: Tsuyoshi Ihara Genhachiro Araki: Yasufumi Terawaki Heigo Akiyama: Yusuke Kamiji Yoshinosuke Suzuki: Yuri Chinen (Hey!Say!JUMP) Hirotada Masuda: Tokio Emoto Seiemon Imamura: Seiji Rokkaku Tadasuke Ooka: Arata Furuta Yasuemon Segawa: Koen Kondo Sandayu Morosaka: Hiroyuki Watanabe Gokuzo Mori: Akiyoshi Nakao Yanosuke Fukuda: Jun Hashimoto Gendo Yagyu: Kai Shishido Tomie Araki: Yasuko Tomita (special appearance) Yosaku: Gitan Otsuru Koto Hime: Mimi Maihane Mokichi: Hiroshi Kanbe Kenjiro Nashimoto Ayumu Saito Sotaro Tanaka Hiromasa Taguchi Yoshimune Tokugawa: Kamejiro Ichikawa Terusada Matsudaira: Renji Ishibashi Nobutoki Matsudaira: Takanori Jinnai (special appearance) Advisor Kenji: Masahiko Nishimura Staff Director: Katsuhide Motoki Screenplay: Akihiro Dobashi Music: Yoshikazu Suo Theme Song: "The Destination is the Future" by Kazuyoshi Saito (Speed Star Records) Production Partners: “Samurai Hustle Returns” Film Partners Production: Shochiku Co-production: Shochiku Center for the Moving Image Planning and Distribution: Shochiku © 2016 “Samurai Hustle Returns” Film Partners

For more information on SAMURAI HUSTLE, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: