Sword of Desperation

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-07-10

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

114 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (371 Reviews)

Director:

Hideyuki Hirayama

Genres:

Action History

Cast:

Etsushi Toyokawa Chizuru Ikewaki Kèji Kikkawa Tsumami Edamame

Writer:

Shèhei Fujisawa (based on the novel by)

Hidehiro Ito

Itaru Era

Fullplot:

A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzawmon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed to return to his clan after only one year of imprisonment. Following his return, Kanemi is faced with the death of his wife, Mutsue. Thereafter, Kanemi lives with and cares for his wife's niece, Satoo, who has secret affections for Kanemi and expresses them by helping change his bleak outlook on life. Meanwhile, Kanemi's develops his unique "bird-catching" sword technique which he will soon put to test in battle for the first time against the fearsome swordsman, Hayatonosho Obiya.

Comments:

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By:

Blake Fitzgerald

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