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Love's Twisting Path
Love's Twisting Path

Love's Twisting Path

A love story torn by swords...

Genres

Drama

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Set in Kyoto in the last days of the Edo Period, the bloody conflict continues between local feudal domains, which aim to overthrow the Tokugawa Shogunate, and the Shogun's police and city patrol. Tajuro Kiyokawa, once the master of the sword but now a depraved samurai who left his domain putting aside his past ambition, barely makes ends meet. Toyo, a woman who runs a tavern next door, feels affection for Tajuro who guards her place against nasty customers, but he never realizes Toyo's feelings.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.857/10

Release Date

12 April 2019

Country

Japan

Cast

Kengo Kora

Kengo Kora

Tajuro Kiyokawa

Mikako Tabe

Mikako Tabe

Otoyo

Ryo Kimura

Ryo Kimura

Kazuma Kiyokawa

Masatoshi Nagase

Masatoshi Nagase

Kobayashi

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Kurohito Mizoguchi

Yuriko Mishima

Yuriko Mishima

Seizō Fukumoto

Seizō Fukumoto

Shinzō Hotta

Shinzō Hotta

Kunikida Kappa

Kunikida Kappa

Yasuko Takahashi

Yasuko Takahashi

Takashi Noguchi

Takashi Noguchi

Takashi Taniguchi

Takashi Taniguchi

Chihiro Yamamoto

Chihiro Yamamoto

Takashi Sumida

Takashi Sumida

Aina Fukumoto

Aina Fukumoto

Charu Inoue

Charu Inoue

Yuki Kitamura

Yuki Kitamura

Kobori Masahiro

Kobori Masahiro

Kentaro Kudo

Kentaro Kudo

Asahi Kurizuka

Asahi Kurizuka

Rantaro Mine

Rantaro Mine

Chikara Motoyama

Chikara Motoyama

Masaki Nishimura

Masaki Nishimura

Kazuto Seike

Kazuto Seike

Yoshiyuki Shibata

Yoshiyuki Shibata

Kazuo Takashima

Kazuo Takashima

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