The Return
Nov 04, 2019 | IMDB 8
119 min Watch NowDrama, History, TV Movie
Tatsuya Nakadai, the world’s greatest living actor, returns to the screen in a brilliant adaptation of a story by novelist Shuhei Fujisawa. A traveling gambler known as “Funeral Uno” he is now 86 years old and returning to his hometown for the first time in 30 years. Partly told in flashbacks, he is forced to face his lifelong nemesis, Boss Kyuzo, a vile yakuza portrayed by another superstar of samurai cinema, Atsuo Nakamura! Before the two old gamblers can settle a 30-year-old score they must put their lives on the line in a game of dice that can only lead to a bloody sword duel the likes of which has never before been seen! Superb performances all around in a film loaded with surprises and exciting swordplay!
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Akechi Mitsuhide: The Man God Hated
Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
Nichiren
Dead or Alive 2: Birds
Kabukicho Love Hotel
Kabei: Our Mother
Drunken Angel
An Actor's Revenge
Kids Return
The Old Young Crow
Gemini
Linda Linda Linda
Hakkenden
Samurai Rebellion
River's Edge
Fishing Master
Bullet Train Explosion
Bright Future
The Lower Depths
Boiling Point
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IMDB 0 | Jan , 2007
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IMDB 0 | Sep , 1955
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 1979
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IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 2000
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IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 2014
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IMDB 7.6 | Apr , 1948
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IMDB 6.9 | Jul , 1996
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IMDB 7.2 | Feb , 2023
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IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1999
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IMDB 7.5 | Jul , 2005
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IMDB 7.2 | Oct , 2024
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IMDB 5.9 | Feb , 2018
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IMDB 0 | Mar , 2002
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IMDB 6.9 | Sep , 1990
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