Overview
In 1863, when American warships approach Japan, an enigmatic ronin becomes an important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire.
Director and cast
- Masahiro Shinoda Director
- Tetsuro Tamba as Hachiro Kiyokawa
- Eiji Okada as Lord Matsudaira
- Eitarō Ozawa as Premier Itakura
- Isao Kimura as Tadasaburo Sasaki
- Shima Iwashita as Oren, Kiyokawa's sweetheart
- Keiji Sada Cast
- Takeshi Kusaka Cast
- Sumio Takatsu as Otojirô Kôno
- Muga Takewaki Cast
- Tamotsu Hayakawa Cast
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