A marriage proposal from the Kishu family is presented to Kikuji, but her brother, Sawatari Shusui, declines it. Around the same time, the lord of the Kishu family dies under suspicious circumstances. Determined to resolve the turmoil within the Kishu domain, Shusui embarks on a journey. The proposed suitor for Kikuji is Shin'nosuke, a young samurai who recently saved Shusui from an attack but left without receiving thanks. Shin'nosuke, heir to the Kishu domain, has headed back to Kishu. However, Iwakura Guntayu, the Edo elder of the Kishu domain, is plotting to install his concubine's child as the new lord and seeks Shin'nosuke's life. Accompanied by Kikuji and his servant, Sasao Yoshinari, Shusui hastens to Kishu to confront the brewing crisis.

Nagisa Katahira

Kin'ya Kitaôji

Sawatari Shusui

Hiro Komura

Kikuji

Hiroyuki Nagato

Azusa Watanabe

Shinsuke Mikimoto

Guntayu

• Akinori MatsuoDirector
• Kōji TakadaScreenplay

Release date

May 29, 1990

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Action, Drama, History

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