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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

18 December 1999

Country

Japan

Cast

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Toshizo Hijikata

Ryuhei Matsuda

Ryuhei Matsuda

Sozaburo Kano

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Hyozo Tashiro

Yoichi Sai

Yoichi Sai

Isami Kondo

Shinji Takeda

Shinji Takeda

Okita Sōji

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Spy

Tomorowo Taguchi

Tomorowo Taguchi

Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Samurai executed by Kanô

Kei Satō

Kei Satō

Narrator (voice)

Jiro Sakagami

Jiro Sakagami

Eve Masatoh

Eve Masatoh

Yoshiaki Fujiwara

Yoshiaki Fujiwara

Kenichi Urata

Kenichi Urata

Shun Sugata

Shun Sugata

Yuji Yamazaki

Yuji Yamazaki

Usaburo Oshima

Usaburo Oshima

Takashi Odajima

Takashi Odajima

Uno Kanda

Uno Kanda

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Mami Nakamura

Mami Nakamura

Makoto Togashi

Makoto Togashi

Chikako Aoyama

Chikako Aoyama

Koji Matoba

Koji Matoba

Tommy's Masa

Tommy's Masa

Susumu Yamazaki

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Katsura Zakoba

Katsura Zakoba

Daisuke Iijima

Daisuke Iijima

Yōichi Iijima

Yōichi Iijima

Ito Yozaburo

Ito Yozaburo

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