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A Modern Samurai Village

9.019631h 36mMovieDrama

Tajima Yumi, in grade school, is overjoyed when her father says they are moving to an apartment in a big city. But the beautiful home she had imagined is in a slum area called Samurai Village, a little settlement, where people live from…

DirectorMitsuo Wakasugi
WriterShōhei Imamura

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A Modern Samurai Village isn't on any streaming service in United Kingdom right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Mitsuo Wakasugi

MHMitsuo Hamada
Mitsuo Hamada
Makita
SOShoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Tajima Taichi
YMYōko Minamida
Yōko Minamida
Yasu Tajima
MTMidori Tashiro
Midori Tashiro
Keiko Ishikawa
KMKayo Matsuo
Kayo Matsuo
Hiroko Ri
EAEmiko Azuma
Emiko Azuma
Kaneko
KUKichijirō Ueda
Kichijirō Ueda
Kuma
FTFudeko Tanaka
Fudeko Tanaka
Zunda no Kamisan
CMChieko Misaki
Chieko Misaki
Aunt Miyoshi
ST
Suzuko Tanaka
Yumi Tajima
日
日岸喜美子

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