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Kaizo Hayashi (writer)
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Release Date:
27 January 1990 (Japan) more
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Amazing with it's stupidity more (8 total)

Cast

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Masahiro Takashima ... Jigoku Gokurakumaru
Narumi Yasuda ... Teppo Yuri
Mikijiro Hira ... King of Zipang
Haruko Wanibuchi ... Queen
Bengaru ... Kenzo
Shirô Sano ... Bunshichi
Chiyonosuke Azuma ... Ieyasu Tokugawa
Mikio Narita
Michiru Akiyoshi ... Mawarame
Shu Ken ... Man
Yukio Yamato ... Hanzo Hattori
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Teru (as Teruhiko Uragami)
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Also Known As:
The Legend of Zipang
Zipang (UK) (DVD title)
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Japan:119 min (DVD release)
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1 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Amazing with it's stupidity, 21 December 2006
4/10
Author: mavruda1977 from Sofia, Bulgaria

Well , I've had enough with stupid movies, but this one has something in deep. Actually I could not find it, but this movie make me to laugh on some proper moments. The beginning was strange and I saw some well known characters like : Zatoichi - but this one could see, Sazen Tange, an European sword fighter(?!?) and a bunch of samurais waiting on a bridge just to be slayed by Jigoku's sword. If we ignore the idiotic idea of having assistants who passes the sword to Jigoku like golf sticks, we have a fairy tale. A queen of the sunless land, a weird tattooed nudist (this guy rock- in the beginning he just yells like a savage guy and almost everyone could kick his butt all the time. It was hilarious.) We do have a strange vision of love between Yuri the pistol and Jugoku. Well the pistols , rocket launchers and other stuff along with the faked midget elephant make this movie a tale about a strange world - as it is in: The NeverEnding Story. It's probably the same. Next thing is the quest of finding a treasure - a golden sword (ignore the strange useless shape of it) and funny ninja tricks. Just see the movie without having great expectations.

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