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A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 71%, Metacritic 75/100. Every source lands within 7 points of the others.
Synopsis
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic75/100
130 audience votes
Key crew
- Nagisa ŌshimaDirector
- Nagisa ŌshimaScreenplay
- Ryuichi SakamotoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Takeshi KitanoToshizo Hijikata
- Ryuhei MatsudaSozaburo Kano
- Tadanobu AsanoHyozo Tashiro
- Yōichi SaiIsami Kondo
- Shinji TakedaOkita Sōji
- Susumu TerajimaSpy
- Tomorowo TaguchiSamurai Tojiro Yuzawa
- Yoji TanakaSamurai executed by Kanô
- Kei SatōNarrator (voice)
- Jiro SakagamiCast
- Eve MasatohCast
- Yoshiaki FujiwaraCast
Stills
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Themes
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