Drama History Thriller
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
Directed by
Nagisa Ōshima
Written by
Nagisa Ōshima
Tadanobu Asano
Hyozo Tashiro
Chikako Aoyama
Tomorowo Taguchi
Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Takeshi Kitano
Toshizo Hijikata
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Ryuhei Matsuda
Sozaburo Kano
Kei Satō
Narrator (voice)
Shun Sugata
Shinji Takeda
Okita Sōji
Mami Nakamura
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Ito Yozaburo
Yoji Tanaka
Samurai executed by Kanô
Koji Matoba
Susumu Terajima
Spy
Masatô Ibu
Uno Kanda
Jiro Sakagami
Eve Masatoh
Kenichi Urata
Usaburo Oshima
Takashi Odajima
Makoto Togashi
Masa Tommies
Katsura Zakoba
Daisuke Iijima
Yōichi Iijima

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