Description
The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.
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Release Date1974
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Runtime2 hr 39 min
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Languageja
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Rating7.8 (18)
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Genres
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DirectorKenji Misumi
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Cast高橋英樹緒形拳西郷輝彦近藤正臣松坂慶子太地喜和子佐野浅夫Ayako Honami峰岸徹田村高廣内藤武敏藤岡重慶今井健二安部徹和崎俊哉福田豊土Hinode NishikawaTaro JinChisato Aoki笠原玲子谷口香辰巳柳太郎坂上二郎井上博一Kunji Harada原田力加島潤Kentarô Imai北竜介小森英明城戸卓中川秀人沖秀一小田草之介園田健二Takuya Shiba川島照満原聖四郎堀北幸夫Seiichi Yoshida山本幸栄Kenji KimuraAkihiko Hanyû丘夏子
