Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Min Tanaka, Ren Osugi
Crew: Shuhei Fujisawa (Novel), Yoshitaka Asama (Screenplay), Hiroshi Fukazawa (Producer), Tomiyasu Ishikawa (Executive Producer), Tetsuo Suga (Executive Producer), Tomoo Miyagawa (Executive Producer)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Shochiku, Sumitomo Corporation, Hakuhodo, Nippan Group Holdings, Eisei Gekijo, Nippon Television Network Corporation
Runtime: 129 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Nov 02, 2002
IMDb: 3.238
Keywords:daughter, japan, samurai, based on novel or book, sword, mission of murder, teacher, sword fight, honor, period drama, historical, widower, jidaigeki, feudal japan, 19th century, bushi, bakumatsu, earnest, sincere
