Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (雲霧仁左衛門, Kumokiri Nizaemon) is a 1978 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha.^[1] Based on the novel Kumokiri Nizaemon written by Shōtarō Ikenami.^[2]

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Japanese name
Kanji	雲霧仁左衛門
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Kumokiri Nizaemon
Directed by	Hideo Gosha
Written by	Kaneo Ikegami
Starring	Tatsuya Nakadai Junko Miyashita
Music by	Toshiaki Tsushima
Production company	Shochiku
Release date	July 1, 1978 (1978-07-01)
Running time	160 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Tatsuya Nakadai as Kumokiri Nizaemon
• Shima Iwashita as Chiyo
• Kōshirō Matsumoto as Shikubu Abe
• Takashi Yamaguchi as Tsugutomo Owari
• Isao Natsuyagi
• Hiroyuki Nagato
• Rinichi Yamamoto
• Kunie Tanaka
• Shingo Yamashiro
• Tatsuo Umemiya
• Takuzo Kawatani
• Hideo Takamatsu as Yamada Tobei
• Tappie Shimokawa as Jihei
• Tetsurō Tamba as Kichibei
• Keiko Matsuzaka as Shino
• Junko Miyashita as Menbiki Okyo
• Ryōhei Uchida as Yomohichi Chiaki
• Mitsuko Baishō as Omatsu
• Mikio Narita
• Go Kato

Production

• Yoshinobu Nishioka - Art direction

Reception

Jason Buchanan at AllMovie says that director Hideo Gosha makes a "triumphant return to the samurai genre with this plot twisting, nerve shredding tale",^[3] but critic Alexander Jacoby calls it "a bland chanbara".^[4]

Awards and nominations

21st Blue Ribbon Awards^[5]

• Won: Best Supporting Actress - Junko Miyashita

Other adaptation

• Kumokiri Nizaemon