Ken Matsudaira

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The Tale of Saikaido (1983)

Set in the Kyushu area of the Edo period. This is a large-length bizarre story that incorporates elements such as mysteries and adventures surrounding hidden gold mines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susumu Kodama
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Yuko Kotegawa  •  Yuki Kazamatsuri  •  Hiroshi Miyauchi

Set in the Kyushu area of the Edo period. This is a large-length bizarre story that incorporates elements such as mysteries and adventures surrounding hidden gold mines.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susumu Kodama
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Yuko Kotegawa  •  Yuki Kazamatsuri  •  Hiroshi Miyauchi

Wind Whistle in Field, Demon Sword: Matsudaira Tadateru cutting the world (1987)

Tadateru Matsudaira, the sixth son of Ieyasu Tokugawa, was exiled for not taking part in the attack on Osaka Castle. 10 years before his exile expired, he was attacked in a clandestine Yagyu operation believed to have been ordered by his older brother Hidetada. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buichi Saitō
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Eri Ishida  •  Tsurube Shofukutei  •  Tadao Nakamaru

Tadateru Matsudaira, the sixth son of Ieyasu Tokugawa, was exiled for not taking part in the attack on Osaka Castle. 10 years before his exile expired, he was attacked in a clandestine Yagyu operation believed to have been ordered by his older brother Hidetada. In ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Buichi Saitō
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Eri Ishida  •  Tsurube Shofukutei  •  Tadao Nakamaru

History of Jirocho Shimizu (1995)

A historical chivalric drama with tears and laughter, telling the story of Jirocho Shimizu's family, his confrontation with Katsuzo Kurokoma's family, right up to the final battle on the Tenryu River to avenge Ishimatsu Mori.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuji Tominaga
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Yoichi Hayashi  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Kazumi Morohoshi

A historical chivalric drama with tears and laughter, telling the story of Jirocho Shimizu's family, his confrontation with Katsuzo Kurokoma's family, right up to the final battle on the Tenryu River to avenge Ishimatsu Mori.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Takuji Tominaga
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Yoichi Hayashi  •  Koji Yakusho  •  Kazumi Morohoshi

Benkei (1997)

At the end of the Heian period, Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who hated the Heike clan, was humiliated by his fellow monks and left the mountain monastery. Soon, Benkei competes with the Heike warriors on the Gojo Bridge in Kyoto and takes away their swords. One ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Inoue
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Kotaro Satomi  •  Makoto Fujita  •  Nishimura Kazuhiko

At the end of the Heian period, Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who hated the Heike clan, was humiliated by his fellow monks and left the mountain monastery. Soon, Benkei competes with the Heike warriors on the Gojo Bridge in Kyoto and takes away their swords. One ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akira Inoue
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Kotaro Satomi  •  Makoto Fujita  •  Nishimura Kazuhiko

The Goblin of Mt. Kurama (2001)

The year 1864: The Shinsengumi, the shogun’s armed force in Kyoto ripped the city apart, with blades in hand, searching for pockets of resistance, slaughtering the samurai who sought to bring down the shogunate and restore Japan’s emperor to power. By chance, Murao ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsumasa Saito
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Raita Ryu  •  Shōhei Hino

The year 1864: The Shinsengumi, the shogun’s armed force in Kyoto ripped the city apart, with blades in hand, searching for pockets of resistance, slaughtering the samurai who sought to bring down the shogunate and restore Japan’s emperor to power. By chance, Murao ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mitsumasa Saito
CAST:  Ken Matsudaira  •  Atsuo Nakamura  •  Raita Ryu  •  Shōhei Hino
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