The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
Nemuri Kyoshiro discovers a conspiracy centering around a band of disgruntled samurai wanting to avenge the death of their sensei, a political reformer that pushed for better provisions for the lower classes until he was assassinated by Shogunate agents. Their plot, to set fire to the oil refineries of two rich merchants and unleash a raging inferno that will hopefully burn down the Edo Castle.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Kenji MisumiDirector
- Daisuke ItōScreenplay
- Akira IfukubeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Raizō IchikawaNemuri Kyoshiro
- Shigeru AmachiAizen
- Shiho FujimuraKatsumi
- Kentaro KudoKotetsu
- Ryūzō ShimadaIsa
- Yasushi NagataSenjûrô Shikibu
- Tatsuo EndōGenshin Kusakabe
- Kōichi UenoyamaMinokichi Ichimonjiya
- Ryōsuke KagawaHikoemon Yahikoya
- Kōichi MizuharaTahei
- Gen TakasugiZensho
- Shintarō NanjōKyûzô
Themes
samuraijidaigekiedo period