Film

A Samurai's Sorrow

1993 · 1h 34m · Drama · History

A rare grouping of the three Tamura brothers, Masakazu, Takahiro, and Ryu highlight this exciting tale of a series of attempts on the life of Shogun Yoshimune. The Owari have longed for the post of shogun, and are willing to do anything, including murder, in order to achieve their goal. Directed by master filmmaker Inoue Akira, this action packed movie, based on a manga by Koike Kazuo who created the Baby Cart (Lone Wolf) series, is loaded with splendid swordplay and an intelligent story line. It all starts when poison is discovered in the shogun’s food. Can the brilliant swordsman Mondo (Tamura Masakazu) manage to save Japan’s leader from certain death?!

Isao Hashizume

Kimiko Ikegami

Masumi Miyazaki

Hiroyuki Nagato

Sayoko Ninomiya

Kōji Shimizu

Masakazu Tamura

Ryo Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Katsuhiko Watabiki

Kaoru Yachigusa

• Akira InoueDirector
• Ichirō MiyagawaScreenplay
• Isaka HiroshiScreenplay
• Kazuo KoikeStory

Release date

April 7, 1993

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Drama, History

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