Samurai Detective Onihei: White plum allure

2025•Unknown runtime•

★9.1(7 ratings)

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Overview

A mysterious assassin cloaked in a haunting, seductive fragrance sets his sights on Heizo Hasegawa. Hanjiro Kaneko, a master swordsman, attacks with deadly precision, leaving Heizo to uncover the truth behind the strange scent of "White Plum Allure." As Heizo digs deeper, he discovers a tangled web of deception involving Hiko-no-Ichi, a blind decoy working for the notorious bandit leader Heijuro the Snake.

Director

Yu Horiba

Writers

Sumio Ōmori

Watchlist

Main Cast

Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Heizou Hasegawa

Nobuko Sendo

Yuri Nakamura

Soko Wada

Shōhei Hino

Yasukaze Motomiya

Samurai Detective Onihei: White plum allure

2025•Unknown runtime•

★9.1(7 ratings)

TV MovieAction

Overview

Director

Yu Horiba

Writers

Sumio Ōmori

Watchlist

Main Cast

Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Heizou Hasegawa

Nobuko Sendo

Yuri Nakamura

Soko Wada

Shōhei Hino

Yasukaze Motomiya

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Yu Horiba

Writing

Original Story: Shotaro Ikenami
Screenplay: Sumio Ōmori

Production

Executive Producer: Tomoyuki Miyagawa
Producer: Kohei Adachi
Producer: Nagatomi Kotaro
Producer: TAKURA Hironori
Associate Producer: 秋永全徳

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Ryo Yoshimata
Sound Recordist: MATSUMOTO Satoru

Cinematography

Camera Technician: Moriguchi Daisuke

Art Direction

Production Design: Tomoko Kurata

Visual Effects

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor: Katsuro Onoue

Did You Know?

The original title is "鬼平犯科帳暗剣白梅香" (JA).

The film was directed by Yu Horiba.

The screenplay was written by Sumio Ōmori.

The score was composed by Ryo Yoshimata.

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Rating

9.1/10

Masterpiece

7 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

鬼平犯科帳暗剣白梅香

Status:

Released

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

Production Companies:

Jidaigeki Senmon Channel

Shochiku

Samurai Detective Onihei: White plum allure

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Nobuko Sendo

Yuri Nakamura

Soko Wada

Shōhei Hino

Yasukaze Motomiya

Samurai Detective Onihei: White plum allure

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Matsumoto Kōshirō X

Nobuko Sendo

Yuri Nakamura

Soko Wada

Shōhei Hino

Yasukaze Motomiya

Yōsuke Asari

Jundai Yamada

Yuki Kubota

Tomoko Fujita

Eriko Sato

Aki Asakura

Full Crew

Direction

Writing

Production

Music & Sound

Cinematography

Art Direction

Visual Effects

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Did You Know?

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