Directed by:
Hideo GoshaScreenplay:
Shinobu HashimotoComposer:
Masaru SatōCast:
Shintarô Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukio Mishima, Yūjirō Ishihara, 倍賞美津子, 山本圭, 田中邦衛, Natsuko Kahara, Eizô Kitamura, Akira ShimizuPlots(1)
This Japanese historical drama set during the mid-19th century chronicles the attempts of a brave group to restore their beloved emperor to his throne. Unfortunately, an evil villain wants the seat and so hires a warrior to kill the rightful emperor. It works. The wicked new emperor rewards his loyal warrior by placing him in prison. There the distraught and dishonored fighter kills himself. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Shintarô Katsu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271343_65d736.jpg)
Shintarô Katsu
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi (1989)
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
![Tatsuya Nakadai](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272374_48e342.jpg)
Tatsuya Nakadai
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)
The Human Bullet (1968)
Seven Samurai (1954)
![Yukio Mishima](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/528/158528763_f4c107.gif)
Yukio Mishima
Japan
Best movies:
Tenchu! (1969)
Black Lizard (1968)
![Yūjirō Ishihara](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/456/456159_ac5467.jpg)
Yūjirō Ishihara
Japan
Best movies:
![倍賞美津子](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/705/168705446_1scnl9.jpg)
倍賞美津子
Japan
Best movies:
Ballad of Narayama (1983)
The Geisha (1983)
Kagemusha (1980)
![山本圭](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/843/159843795_603e31.jpg)
山本圭
Japan
Best movies:
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
Inn of Evil (1971)
Tenchu! (1969)
田中邦衛
Japan
Best movies:
Zatoichi at the Fire Festival (1970)
The Human Bullet (1968)
Sanjuro (1962)
Natsuko Kahara
Japan
Best movies:
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960)
Tenchu! (1969)
Eizô Kitamura
Best movies:
Akira Shimizu
Best movies:
Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)
Tenchu! (1969)