

Retired samurai Kumosuke lives quietly, not to say idly, in Edo (old Tokyo) with his wife and two children, a young boy named Shinnosuke and an infant girl, Ohana. While he nominally runs a courier business to earn a living, he seems to spend most of his time smoking his pipe, drinking sake, and chasing women. The arrival of a Shinsengumi squad led by a young swordswman, Ichimonji Hyougo, disrupts this peaceful routine, forcing Kumosuke to defend himself.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Shingo Yamashiro
Kumo (voice)

Chiyoko Kawashima
Okiyo (voice)

Fuyumi Shiraishi
O-Hana (voice)

Joji Yanami
Shibusawa Sensei (voice)

Kazuhiko Kishino
Roku (voice)

Mami Kumagai
O-Kame (voice)

Masashi Amenomori
Yokujiro (voice)

Noriko Tsukase
Ango (voice)
Yasuo Tanaka
Sadahachi (voice)
Yoshitaka Kase
Shinnosuke (voice)

Koji Totani
Assassin 2 (voice)

Makio Inoue
Ryoma Sakamoto (voice)

Masaharu Satô
Assassin 1 (voice)

Naoki Tatsuta
Merchant (voice)

Satomi Majima
Ryutaro (voice)

Seiko Nakano
O-Koto (voice)

Toru Furuya
Hyogo Ichimonji (voice)

Yoko Matsuoka
Bad Boy (voice)

Yumi Nakatani
Geisha (voice)

Koji Yada
Tome (voice)
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Details
Release Date
1982-04-24
Runtime
91 min
Original Language
Japanese
Languages
Japanese
Production Companies
Toei Company
Toei Animation
Madhouse
Countries
Japan
Genres
Animation
Comedy