Kyoko Fukada and Kuranosuke Sasaki star in the upcoming comedy, MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: SAMURAI. Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co. © 2014 Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: cho-sankin.jp (Japan)
Theatrical poster for the film. Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co. © 2014 Shochiku will release the samurai comedy MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: SAMURAI (????????, Chokousoku! Sankin Kotai) to Japanese cinemas on June 21, 2014. Directed by Katsuhide Motoki (the KITARO movie series), the film stars Kuranosuke Sasaki (20TH CENTURY BOYS trilogy, THE LADY SHOGUN AND HER MEN, PEAK: THE RESCUERS) and Kyoko Fukada (SECOND VIRGINITY, WILD 7, ROOMMATE). Masaatsu Naito (Kuranosuke Sasaki) is the head of the small and poor clan. He is ordered by the shogun to come to the capital city, Edo, with his entire staff in just 4 days. The shogun`s command must be obeyed or the clan`s land will be taken away. But Naito has no money for travel, and it usually takes 8 days for the trip to Edo. How will he be able to accomplish this impossible task? Release Date: June 21, 2014 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 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 Production Partners: "Mission Impossible: Samurai" Production Committee Production: Shochiku Co-production: Shochiku Center for the Moving Image Planning and Distribution: Shochiku Grant: Agency for Cultural Affairs