At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and annihilated. Bearing the responsibility and shame for this failure is Shimura Kingo, master swordsman and chief of the guard. Forbidden to take his own life in atonement, he is instead tasked with hunting down the remaining assassins; however, fate intervenes and now only one is left. Devoted to his late lord and his duty, he relentlessly pursues the sole remaining assassin for the next thirteen years. But times are changing in Japan and the way of the sword has become outlawed. What does this mean for Kingo?
Stars: Kiichi Nakai, Hiroshi Abe, Kichiemon Nakamura II, Ryoko Hirosue, Masahiro Takashima, Sei Matobu
Crew: Setsurô Wakamatsu (Director), Shohei Kotaki (Producer), Hironobu Takamatsu (Screenplay), Yasuo Hasegawa (Screenplay), Joe Hisaishi (Original Music Composer), Fumio Ogawa (Production Design)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Shochiku
Runtime: 120 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 20, 2014
IMDb: 4.5
Keywords:japan, samurai, based on novel or book, revenge, jidaigeki, edo period, meiji period, bakumatsu
