Directed by:
Takashi MiikeScreenplay:
天願大介Cinematography:
北信康Composer:
Kōji EndōCast:
Kōji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, 伊勢谷友介, Gorō Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ikki Sawamura, Arata Furuta, Sousuke Takaoka, Seiji Rokkaku, 窪田正孝, Ken Mitsuishi (more)Plots(1)
Cult director Takeshi Miike (Ichi The Killer, Audition) delivers a bravado action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a brave group of elite samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and his army to prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war torn future. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Kōji Yakusho
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Takayuki Yamada
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Ikki Sawamura
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Arata Furuta
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