Released:
2004-10-30

Overview:
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.

Director:
Yoji Yamada

Runtime:
2h 12min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Masatoshi Nagase
  as
  Munezô Katagiri
• 
  Takako Matsu
  as
  Kie
• 
  Hidetaka Yoshioka
  as
  Samon Shimada
• 
  Yukiyoshi Ozawa
  as
  Yaichirô Hazama
• 
  Tomoko Tabata
  as
  Shino Katagiri