The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
One rainy night in the Edo period, Kotono (a geisha) confronts samurais who killed her father. The samurais attack her one after another, but she fights hard against samurais with her sword. Kotono tries to chase the samurais who scramble to escape. Yet now three ninjas stand up against her. Kotono drops her sword by their wave of assaults. Can she beat them?
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Isao KodakaScreenplay
- Gô OharaDirector
Cast
- Minami TsukuiKotono / Kotomi Yamabe
- Shigeru KanaiKatagiri Hyo-e / Samurai
- Nao NagasawaKumiichi / Ninja woman
- Taka OkuboToji / Priest
- Satoshi HakuzenGo-an / Monk
- Shuji KorimotoAssassin
- Kaori SakaiAinu woman
- Yasutaka YuukiRonin #1
- Makoto KaiRonin #2
- Uran MiyanoKotomi as Geisha Child
- Yasuomi ŌtaRonin
- Masaki NomuraYamabe / Father
Stills
Themes
japansamuraiparent child relationshipswordgeishakatanaexploitationsword fightbeautiful womanrevengefemale protagonistduel