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Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
Cast
Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano, Yōichi Sai, Shinji Takeda, Susumu Terajima, Tomorowo Taguchi, Yoji Tanaka, Kei Satō, Jiro Sakagami, Eve Masatoh, Yoshiaki Fujiwara
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