A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
Length 140 minutes
Shintarō Katsu | Tatsuya Nakadai | Yukio Mishima | Yûjirô Ishihara | Mitsuko Baisho | Takumi Shinjo | Noboru Nakaya | Ryutaro Tatsumi | Kei Yamamoto | Tsutomu Shimomoto | Takao Ito | Natsuko Kahara | Kunie Tanaka | Kin'ichi Hagimoto | Akira Yamauchi | Akira Shimizu | Yûsuke Takita | Kenichiro Sanada | Ichirô Nakatani | Eizô Kitamura | Shogen Nitta | Ken Hatano | Jiro Sakagami | Kanae Kobayashi | Kyôichi Satô | Hajime Miyazawa | Sotaro Ibuki
Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
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08/28/2020 | TV | Broadcast | Other | 7 stars |
(Average) 7 stars |
Solid aging samurai flick from Gosha who lets Nakadai and Katsu chew the scenery and elevate the material. The dialogue sequences are really the best moments interrupted by bursts of bloody violent sword fights.
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