Overview
Plot
In Japan's Shogun era, a samurai compound trains young swordsmen. Tensions rise around the handsome Sozaburo Kano, and the stern master must decide whether to intervene or let Kano choose his own path.
- Directors
- Nagisa Ōshima
- Cast
- Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano, Yōichi Sai, Shinji Takeda, Susumu Terajima, Tomorowo Taguchi, Yoji Tanaka, Kei Satō, Jiro Sakagami, Eve Masatoh, Yoshiaki Fujiwara, Kenichi Urata, Shun Sugata, Yuji Yamazaki, Usaburo Oshima, Takashi Odajima, Uno Kanda, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Mami Nakamura
- Country
- Japan, France, United Kingdom
- Genre
- Drama, History, Thriller
- Release date
- 1999-12-18
- Studios
- Oshima Productions, Shochiku, KADOKAWA Shoten, IMAGICA, BS Asahi, Eisei Gekijo, Bac Films, Le Studio Canal+, Recorded Picture Company
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During Japan's Shogun era, life inside a samurai compound revolves around training young warriors in swordfighting. Interpersonal conflicts simmer in the training room, all centered on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's strict master faces a choice: step in or allow Kano to determine his own course.
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