The read
A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from TMDB 7.9/10.
Synopsis
When Lord Murashige rises up against the tyrannical Oda, he finds himself besieged within the walls of his own castle. Isolated, he is confronted with a series of mysterious crimes that shatter the fragile order of his court, plunging the fortress into fear and suspicion. With Oda's army closing in and a traitor hiding among his ranks, Murashige is forced into an uneasy alliance with Kanbei, a brilliant and dangerous strategist held prisoner in the dungeon, as he must outwit his enemies and uncover the truth before time runs out.
Ratings
TMDB7.9/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Kiyoshi KurosawaDirector
- Kiyoshi KurosawaScreenplay
- Yoshihiro HannoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Masahiro MotokiAraki Murashige
- Masaki SudaKuroda Kanbei
- Yuriko YoshitakaChiyoho
- Munetaka AokiAraki Kyuzaemon
- Ryota MiyadateInui Sukesaburo
- Tasuku EmotoSaika Sagehari
- Joe OdagiriKoori Juemon
- Yusuke SantamariaAkioka Shironosuke
- Mitsuo YoshiharaKawarabayashi Notonyudo
- Ryota BandoKitagawara Yosaku
- Yoshiyoshi ArakawaMuhen
- Kiyohiko ShibukawaSaika Magoroku
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Themes
samuraibased on novel or bookbased on true storyperiod dramajidaigekihistorical dramasengoku periodfeudal japanbased on real person