The Magnificent Nine
Residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. 9 people, including Juzaburo Kokutaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they're caught they will lose their lives.
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Sadawo Abe, Eita Nagayama, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Karen Iwata, Yûko Takeuchi, Ryuhei Matsuda, Yasufumi Terawaki, Yudai Chiba, Kitaro, Yuzuru Hanyu, Ichiro Hashimoto, Ken Nakamoto, Masahiko Nishimura
Crew: Yoshihiro Nakamura (Director), Kenichi Suzuki (Writer), Michifumi Isoda (Novel), Fumitsugu Ikeda (Producer), Yukihiro Okimura (Director of Photography)