- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 2013-10-04
- Director: N/A
- Writers: N/A
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Kiichi Nakai , Jun Kunimura , Rina Uchiyama , Toru Tezuka , Satoshi Matsuda , Tasuku Emoto , Kumiko Endô , Kotomi Kyôno , Takehiro Murata , Masatō Ibu
- Runtime: min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Kumokiri Nizaemon , 雲霧仁左衛門 (Japan)
- Plot: This 2013 6-part mini-series tells the tale of a gang of thieves called the Kumokiri (Clouds and Mist) named because of their amazing ability to materialise and disappear like the clouds and rain during their robberies. This is not just any bunch of thieves carrying out smash-and-grab raids - the targets are usually rich and corrupt and the robberies are researched and planned meticulously (sometimes years in advance) by gang leader Nizaemon, played by Kiichi Nakai (who excelled as ninja Tsuzura Juzo in Owl's Castle). As a result the Shogunate appoints master swordsman Abe Shikibu (played by Jun Kunimura) to catch and stop the gang. The result is a battle of wits between the bandits, planning their biggest ever raid, and the samurai squad tasked to stop them. Great story line and excellent characters played by a really strong cast which also features the excellent Ibu Masato (Gunshi Kanbe, Fuurin Kazan) and a really enjoyable series all round.
- IMDB:tt3149026
Kumokiri Nizaemon Cast · · · ALL
Toru Tezuka
Subashiri no Kumago
Kiichi Nakai
Kumokiri Nizaemon
Rina Uchiyama
Sen Yamamoto
Jun Kunimura
Takehiro Murata
Susumu Terajima
Toshihiro Yashiba
Kôen Kondô
Narushi Ikeda
Daigo
Norito Yashima
Mieko Harada
Jin Katagiri
Takashi Yamanaka