Released:
1999-12-18

Overview:
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.

Director:
Nagisa Ōshima

Runtime:
1h 40min

Genre:
Drama, History, Thriller

• Cast:
• 
  Takeshi Kitano
  as
  Toshizo Hijikata
• 
  Ryuhei Matsuda
  as
  Sozaburo Kano
• 
  Tadanobu Asano
  as
  Hyozo Tashiro
• 
  Yoichi Sai
  as
  Isami Kondo
• 
  Shinji Takeda
  as
  Okita Sōji