One of Japan’s most popular historical characters, former Vice-Shogun Tokugawa Mitsukuni, whose travels around the nation are legendary has made it to the silver screen in a dynamic and exciting tale featuring megastar Toshiro Mifune as an expert swordsman drawn into the action to fight injustice. The Elder Lord travels about disguised as a retired merchant with his two trusty bodyguards Sukesaburo and Kakunoshin by his side and secret agent Yashichi close by. After a chance meeting with a dying man and young woman who had been brutally attacked, they set out for Kaga Province to wreak vengeance on the responsible parties. Don’t miss this exciting journey into Japanese history!
Unfortunately the movie Lord Mito is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Tetsuya Yamanouchi | Director |
| Editing | Katsumi Kawai | Editor |
| Production | Go Toshin | Producer |
| Production | Seiichi Morimoto | Producer |
| Production | Tan Takaiwa | Producer |
| Writing | Shoko Hamura | Screenplay |
| Production | Shun'ichi Nishimura | Producer |
| Production | Naoyuki Sugimoto | Producer |
| Sound | Chūji Kinoshita | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Yoshikazu Sano | Art Direction |
| Camera | Toshio Masuda | Director of Photography |
