An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. Declared mentally unstable by the corrupt authority, Shinpachi begins his descent into true insanity…
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Toei Company
Keywords
- samurai
- jidaigeki
- revenge killing
- code of the samurai
- revenge thriller
- brothers
- revenge drama
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Top Cast
Kinnosuke Nakamura as Shinpachi Ezaki
Takahiro Tamura as Jubei Ezaki
Tetsuro Tamba as Shume Okuno
Yoshiko Mita as Ritsu
Ai Sasaki as Michi
Eitarō Shindō as Koetsu
Shoichi Ozawa as Koyama Samon
Ken Mitsuda as Katagai Yoromo
Top Crew
Tadashi Imai · Director
Shinobu Hashimoto · Writer
Toshirō Mayuzumi · Composer
Shunichirō Nakao · Cinematographer
Shintarō Miyamoto · Editor
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