The Magnificent Nine
| The Magnificent Nine | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Japanese | 殿、利息でござる！ |
| Hepburn | Tono, Risoku de Gozaru! |
| Directed by | Yoshihiro Nakamura |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
Release dates |
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Running time | 129 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | ¥611.3 million[2] |
The Magnificent Nine is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki samurai comedy film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura.[3][4] It was released in Japan by Shochiku on May 14, 2016.[1]
Plot
Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they're caught they will lose their lives.
Cast
- Sadao Abe[3]
- Eita[3]
- Satoshi Tsumabuki[3]
- Yūko Takeuchi[3]
- Yasufumi Terawaki[3]
- Kitarō[3]
- Yudai Chiba[3]
- Ichirō Hashimoto[3]
- Ken Nakamoto[3]
- Masahiko Nishimura[3]
- Maika Yamamoto[3]
- Karen Iwata[3]
- Keisuke Horibe[3]
- Daiki Shigeoka[3]
- Yuzuru Hanyu[3] as Date Shigemura
- Ryuhei Matsuda[3]
- Mitsuko Kusabue[3]
- Tsutomu Yamazaki[3]
Reception
On its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, the film was second placed, with 159,690 admissions and ¥194.9 million in gross.[5][4] On its second weekend, it was again second placed by admissions, with 109,248, and was third placed by gross, with ¥135.2 million.[2][6]
Awards
| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 41st Hochi Film Award | Best Picture | Pending |
References
- 1 2 "殿、利息でござる！". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- 1 2 "Japan Box Office Report – 5/21~5/22". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "殿、利息でござる！(2016)". allcinema (in Japanese). Singray. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- 1 2 Blair, Gavin J. (May 16, 2016). "Japan Box Office: 'Zootopia' Holds on to No. 1, Passes $35M". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Japan Box Office Report – 5/14~5/15". tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
- ↑ Blair, Gavin J. (May 23, 2016). "Japan Box Office: 'Zootopia' Passes $42M, Beats Previous Weekend Haul Again". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 27, 2016.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- The Magnificent Nine at the Internet Movie Database