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
Chikako Aoyama
Tadanobu Asano
Hyozo Tashiro
Tomorowo Taguchi
Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Susumu Terajima
Spy
Ryuhei Matsuda
Sozaburo Kano
Shun Sugata
Kei Satō
Narrator (voice)
Yoji Tanaka
Samurai executed by Kanô
Masatô Ibu
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Mami Nakamura
Koji Matoba
Shinji Takeda
Okita Sōji
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Ito Yozaburo
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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