

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 on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
Top 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
Eve Masatoh

Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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