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In the turbulent last days of the Edo period, Kawai Tsugunosuke, a Japanese samurai serving the Makino clan of Nagaoka, dreamt of independence from the restraints of vassalship. Despite his progressive views and his desire for his estate to remain neutral during the Boshin Civil War, he was bound by loyalty and duty to the clan and was compelled to choose sides.
Keywords
japan
samurai
chambara
period drama
samurai sword
jidaigeki
chanbara
jidageki
Casts

Koji Yakusho
Kawai Tsugunosuke

Tatsuya Nakadai
Makino Tadayuki

Takako Matsu
Suga

Kyōko Kagawa

Min Tanaka

Kento Nagayama

Kyoko Yoshine

Ryota Bando

Takaaki Enoki

Daichi Watanabe

Masahiro Higashide

Kuranosuke Sasaki

Hisashi Igawa

Gaku Yamamoto

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Crews

Takashi Koizumi
Director

Ryōtarō Shiba
Novel

Takashi Koizumi
Screenplay
Shingo Sekine
Producer
Tomoo Ito
Producer
SUMIDA Setsuko
Co-Producer
Masahito Yano
Sound Recordist
Tadashi Sakai
Art Direction

Sayuri Ishikawa
Theme Song Performance
Mami Takaishi
Music Producer
Hideto Aga
Editor
Backdrops & Posters

