The samurai so bored he's dangerous — until a country-sized conspiracy wakes him up.
Part of the Bored Hatamoto series. The most popular samurai in Edo, Saotome Mondonosuke, known to most as the "Bored Hatamoto" is the only one who can save the shogunate from the dastardly plot to take over the country.
Acting
Utaemon Ichikawa's lazy-lidded lethality is pure cinema.
Stunts
Sword fights staged like deadly dance choreography.
Production
Toei's color-era samurai aesthetic in crisp 81 minutes.
Director
Yasushi Sasaki
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