Storyline
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.
Principal Cast
Takeshi Kitano
Toshizo Hijikata
Ryuhei Matsuda
Sozaburo Kano
Tadanobu Asano
Hyozo Tashiro
Yōichi Sai
Isami Kondo
Shinji Takeda
Okita Sōji
Susumu Terajima
Spy
Tomorowo Taguchi
Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Yoji Tanaka
Samurai executed by Kanô
Media Information
DirectorNagisa Ōshima
StatusReleased
Runtime100 min
Genres
DramaHistoryThriller
Release Date1999-12-18
LanguageJapanese
CountryJapan, France, United Kingdom
Production
Shochiku
KADOKAWA Shoten
IMAGICA
BS Asahi
Eisei Gekijo
Oshima Productions