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.
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano, Yoichi Sai, Shinji Takeda, Susumu Terajima
Crew: Nagisa Ōshima (Director), Ryōtarō Shiba (Novel), Ryuichi Sakamoto (Music), Toyomichi Kurita (Director of Photography), Nobuyoshi Otani (Executive Producer), Jean Labadie (Executive Producer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Oshima Productions, Shochiku, KADOKAWA Shoten, IMAGICA, BS Asahi, Eisei Gekijo, Studio Aoi, Eizo Kyoto Film Co., Shochiku Kyoto Studio
Runtime: 100 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 18, 1999
IMDb: 4.4
