Okami yo rakujitsu o kire

Jun 16 1977 N/A 2h 39m
Action, Drama

The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.

Plot

Toranosuke Sugi, a brave and loyal Samurai, fights to practice and preserve his master's teachings amid a civil war. With friends on both side will he cave to temptation, or stand on principle and for freedom?

Written by

Shôtarô Ikenami, Takeo Kunihiro, Kenji Misumi

Directed by

Kenji Misumi

Cast

Hideki Takahashi, Ken Ogata, Takahiro Tamura

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Shochiku

Languages

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
411
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA