Directed by:
Yōjirō TakitaCinematography:
Takeshi HamadaComposer:
Joe HisaishiCast:
Kiichi Nakai, 佐藤浩市, Yui Natsukawa, Takehiro Murata, Miki Nakatani, Ryō Kase, 堺雅人, Tetsurô Tamba, Dai Watanabe, Keisuke Horibe, 塩見三省, Eugene Nomura, Tatsuo Yamada (more)Plots(1)
Set at the end of the Edo period in Kyoto tells the story of Kanichiro Yoshimura, a lone Samurai whose sole purpose in life was to make enough money to support his family. His fellow warriors initially view him as dishonorable for this mercenary approach, especially Saito, another member of the Shinsengumi, guardians of the Imperial capital. It is here that Kanichiro proves himself time and time again as a master swordsman, eventually earning the respect of Saito and the other samurai. (official distributor synopsis)
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Kiichi Nakai
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佐藤浩市
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Yûji Miyake
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Mika Shigemori
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