The Magnificent Nine

is a 2016 Japanese jidaigeki samurai comedy film directed by Yoshihiro Nakamura.

[1] The original story is Jusaburō Kokudaya (ja:穀田屋十三郎, Kokudaya Jusaburō) collected by "Unsung Heroes of Old Japan" written by Michifumi Isoda (ja:磯田道史, Isoda Michifumi) , 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, Eishū Zuishi)).

[5] 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.

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.