The Magnificent Nine

The Magnificent Nine (殿、利息でござる！) is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki samurai comedy film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura. It was released in Japan by Shochiku on May 14, 2016.

The original story is Jusaburō Kokudaya (ja:穀田屋十三郎) collected by "Unsung Heroes of Old Japan" written by Michifumi Isoda (ja:磯田道史) , a record of the townspeople who saved the plight of the Shukuba town at Yoshioka-juku (ja:吉岡宿) in the Sendai Domain (Sendai city) in the 18th century "Kokuonki (国恩記)" Based on (written by Monk Zuishi Eishū (栄洲瑞芝)).

This movie's catch phrase is "Zeni to Atama ha Tsukaiyou". (ゼニと頭は、使いよう.).

Plot
In 1766, residents in a town have a hard time due to the land tax and forced labor. Nine people, including Jusaburō Kokudaya (Sadao Abe), worry about the future of their town. They then set up a plan to save the town. The plan is to lend large amounts of money to Han (historical term for the estate of a warrior) and distribute the interest annually to the residents, but if they are caught, they will lose their lives.

Cast
Kokudaya Family (Sake brewery) Sugawaraya Family (Tea master) Asanoya Family (Sake brewery and Money changer) Townspeople
 * Sadao Abe
 * Karen Iwata
 * Daiki Shigeoka
 * Eita
 * Maika Yamamoto
 * Satoshi Tsumabuki
 * Mitsuko Kusabue
 * Tsutomu Yamazaki
 * Yūko Takeuchi
 * Yasufumi Terawaki
 * Yudai Chiba
 * Masahiko Nishimura
 * Yuzuru Hanyu as Date Shigemura
 * Ryuhei Matsuda
 * Masahiko Nishimura
 * Yuzuru Hanyu as Date Shigemura
 * Ryuhei Matsuda
 * Ryuhei Matsuda

Reception
On its opening weekend at the Japanese box office, the film was second placed, with 159,690 admissions and ¥194.9 million in gross. On its second weekend, it was again second placed by admissions, with 109,248, and was third placed by gross, with ¥135.2 million.