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Purple Hood: The Secret of The Gold (1982)

Name: Purple Hood: The Secret of The Gold
Director: Kōsaku Yamashita
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime
Released: 1982-02-19
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Cast: Shino Ikenami, Naomi Hase, Hideki Takahashi

IMDb 0.01h 31mAction Adventure Crime

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Plot Summary

Wearing a mask to hide his identity, a deadly swordsman challenges a tyrant from the Ruling Council of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Both TANUMA Okitsugu of the ‘Roju’ (Ruling Council) and his son Okitomo, the Magistrate in charge of the gold mint, have been abusing their political power to steal gold by casting coins with only half the amount of precious metal and keeping the rest for themselves. TAKAHASHI Hideki stars as a popular Ukiyoe artist, KANO Hidemaro, who dons a purple hood to hide his real identity, has learned of their plot and fights to stop them. The Purple Hooded Avenger is a well-known and popular series in Japan, and he stands up against injustice from the powerful ‘Elder’ TANUMA of the ‘Roju’. The story told here occurred during the 'Tenmei' Era (1781-1789). An extraordinary movie, a must see!