Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi

Name: Hana no oedo no Tsuribaka Nisshi
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998-12-23
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Toshiyuki Nishida, Rentarō Mikuni, Hitomi Kuroki, Jundai Yamada, Noriko Sakai

IMDb ID: tt0373884 · Year: 1998 · Rating: 6.7 (20 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

A traveling ronin perceived as a fool impresses a samurai leader with his fishing skills and gains employment.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesWorld-wide: Free and Easy: Samurai Edition (English)
Japan: 花のお江戸の釣りバカ日誌 (Japanese)
Free and Easy: Samurai EditionRelease Date1998-12-23Runtime118 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapaneseProduction CompaniesShochikuIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373884/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0373884.jpgUpdated At2026-05-06T03:07:20

Directors

Tomio Kuriyama

Writers

Ken'ichi Kitami
Yoshitaka Asama
Yōji Yamada

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Toshiyuki Nishida | Character: Densuke Hamazaki
Actor: Rentarō Mikuni | Character: Ichinosuke Suzuki
Actor: Hitomi Kuroki | Character: Konami
Actor: Jundai Yamada | Character: Kazuma
Actor: Noriko Sakai | Character: Mitsu
Actor: Mickey Curtis | Character: Actor
Actor: Fumie Hosokawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Takeshi Katō | Character: Actor
Actor: Baijaku Nakamura | Character: Actor
Actor: Takehiko Ono | Character: Actor
Actor: Akira Onodera | Character: Actor
Actor: Raita Ryû | Character: Actor
Actor: Kei Tani | Character: Actor
Actor: Shinobu Tsuruta | Character: Actor

[Directors Group]
Name: Tomio Kuriyama | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Ken'ichi Kitami | Role: Writer
Name: Yoshitaka Asama | Role: Writer
Name: Yōji Yamada | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Shigehiro Nakagawa | Role: Producer
Name: Mitsuo Sejima | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Kaoru Wada | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Saburo Fujiwara | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Kōichi Sonoi | Role: Editor

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Yoshinobu Nishioka | Role: Art Director

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373884/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: December 23, 1998

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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