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: Ryōtarō Shiba (Novel), Nagisa Ōshima (Director), Toyomichi Kurita (Director of Photography), Tomoko Kurata (Assistant Production Design), Jeremy Thomas (Executive Producer), Jean Labadie (Executive Producer)
Country: Japan, France, United Kingdom
Language: 日本語
Studio: Oshima Productions, Shochiku, KADOKAWA Shoten, IMAGICA, BS Asahi, Eisei Gekijo, Bac Films, Le Studio Canal+, Recorded Picture Company
Runtime: 100 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Dec 18, 1999
IMDb: 4.4
