Synopsis
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he recounts his gruesome family history which saw generations of his ancestors suffer and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their cruel lords.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
30 audience votes
Key crew
- Tadashi ImaiDirector
- Naoyuki SuzukiWriter
- Yoshikata YodaWriter
- Toshirō MayuzumiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kinnosuke NakamuraJirozaemon / Iikura / Sajiemon / Kyutaro / Shuzo / Shingo / Osamu / Susumu
- Ineko ArimaMaki, Shuzo's wife
- Satomi OkaFuji
- Kyôko KishidaLady Hagi
- Misako WatanabeYasu, Sajiemon's wife
- Yoshiko MitaKyoko Hitomi
- Yoshi KatōTakahiro Hori
- Kei SatōSaburobei Konoe
- Masao OdaGohei
- Eijirō YanagiGonnosuke Shizuta
- Shinjirō EharaShibiku-Shosuke Yasutaka Hori
- Isao KimuraHirotaro Iguchi
Stills
Themes
samuraifamily historyspanning generationssocial critiquesalaryman