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Starring Tatsuya Nakadai

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

2h 43m

Directed by Hideo Gosha • 1978 • Japan

Tatsuya Nakadai stars as a vengeful ex-samurai commanding a gang of outlaws in an attack on the castle of his former master.

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