* Image is for illustrative purposes only.GOEMON (Film, 2009)
GOEMON
A Japanese film released on 1 May 2009, starring Eguchi Yōsuke as Ishikawa Goemon, with Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu among its characters.
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GOEMON is a Japanese film released on 1 May 2009. Eguchi Yōsuke plays Ishikawa Goemon. Ōsawa Takao plays Kirigakure Saizō, Hirosue Ryōko plays Asai Chacha, Kaname Jun plays Ishida Mitsunari, Tamayama Tetsuji plays Matahachi, Terajima Susumu plays Hattori Hanzō, Nakamura Hashinosuke plays Oda Nobunaga, Okuda Eiji plays Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Ibu Masatō plays Tokugawa Ieyasu.
Swords in the Film
In the film, Oda Nobunaga gives Goemon a "pair of swords" as thanks for protecting Chacha. The two blades are inscribed "Fu-bu" (Military Rule by Virtue) and "Tenka" (All Under Heaven); Saizō carries the one called "Fu-bu," and Goemon carries the one called "Tenka." At the Battle of Sekigahara, Goemon carries the other blade of the pair Saizō holds.
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