Plot:

Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.

Tags:

Actors - Crew

Tatsuya Nakadai
Hanshiro Tsugumo

Akira Ishihama
Motome Chijiiwa

Shima Iwashita
Miho Tsugumo

Tetsuro Tamba
Hikokuro Omodaka

Masao Mishima
Tango Inaba

Ichirō Nakatani
Hayato Yazaki

Masaki Kobayashi
Director

Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay

Yasuhiko Takiguchi
Novel

Gin'ichi Kishimoto
Associate Producer

Toru Takemitsu
Original Music Composer

Hisashi Sagara
Editor

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