Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl

Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl

1983 · 91 min · ★ 8.0 · Action, Drama, TV Movie

When the 'Lowly Ronin' helps an orphaned teenage girl avoid being turned into a prostitute, she then claims he is her father and they start a farm as father and daughter until fate steps in and he must draw his sword.

Directed by Akira Inoue · Written by Seiji Hoshikawa

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