Synopsis
Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to Sawando, his hometown, to announce the end of tyranny.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Kihachi OkamotoDirector
- Kihachi OkamotoScreenplay
- Sakae HirosawaScreenplay
- Masaru SatōOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Toshirō MifuneGonzo
- Shima IwashitaTomi
- Etsushi TakahashiIchinose Hanzo
- Minori TeradaSanji
- Nobuko OtowaOharu
- Yūko MochizukiUme
- Jitsuko YoshimuraOyou
- Kawai OkadaOsode
- Shigeru KōyamaStaff Chief Aragaki
- Hideyo AmamotoDr. Gensai
- Tokue HanazawaKomatora
- Shin KishidaSecretary Sokichi
Stills
Themes
sword fightgovernment corruptionjidaigekiedo periodchanbara19th centurymeiji periodmother son relationshiptokugawa shogunatetragicomedybakumatsuboshin war