Secret magistrate Asahina
Ometsuke Asahina Kawachinokami Masakiyo - holds the position of inspector overseeing the daimyo on behalf of the shogun and the council of elders. When signs of rebellion appear in various areas across Japan, while receiving a secret order from Elder Tsuchiya Sagaminokami, Asahina hides her identity and heads to the area as a secret magistrate and crushes the evil that is plaguing the world with her ruthless hand.
Casts & Crew
Kinya Kitaoji
Also Directed by Kōsei Saitō
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A 1971 crime film
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Also Directed by Rokuro Sugimura
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Also Directed by Naoki Uesugi
Rapeman spinoff featuring a father-son team during the Oedo Period.
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