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Synopsis
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.
Cast
Takeshi Kitano·Toshizo Hijikata
Ryuhei Matsuda·Sozaburo Kano
Tadanobu Asano·Hyozo Tashiro
Yōichi Sai·Isami Kondo
Shinji Takeda·Okita Sōji
Susumu Terajima·Spy
Tomorowo Taguchi·Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa
Yoji Tanaka·Samurai executed by Kanô
Kei Satō·Narrator (voice)
Jiro Sakagami·–