Directed by:
Nagisa ŌshimaScreenplay:
Nagisa ŌshimaCinematography:
栗田豊通Composer:
Ryūichi SakamotoCast:
Takeshi Kitano, Ryūhei Matsuda, 浅野忠信, Masayuki Ibu, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tomorowo Taguchi, Yoichi Sai, 佐藤慶, Shun Sugata, Susumu Terajima, Makoto Togashi (more)Plots(1)
An androgynously handsome youth joins a squad of elite warriors, setting off an internal battle for his affections. (Shochiku)
Cast
![Takeshi Kitano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269995_1f6f7b.jpg)
Takeshi Kitano
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
Fireworks (1997)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
![Ryūhei Matsuda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/108/165108952_9a8910.jpg)
Ryūhei Matsuda
Japan
Best movies:
The Foreign Duck, the Native Duck and God in a Coin Locker (2007)
Nana (2005)
The Raid 2 (2014)
![浅野忠信](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/310/166310604_3e2640.jpg)
浅野忠信
Japan
Best movies:
Our Mother (2008)
Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
![Masayuki Ibu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/330/167330603_487cd2.jpg)
Masayuki Ibu
Japan
Best movies:
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Heaven and Earth (1990)
Achilles and the Tortoise (2008)
![Kazuko Yoshiyuki](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/193/164193909_340b99.jpg)
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Japan
Best movies:
Departures (2008)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Kikujiro (1999)
![Tomorowo Taguchi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/359/166359792_98d634.jpg)
Tomorowo Taguchi
Japan
Best movies:
By Player (2000)
Love Letter (1995)
Switching - Goodbye Me (2007)
Yoichi Sai
Japan
Best movies:
Taboo (1999)
![佐藤慶](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886928_70bf11.jpg)
佐藤慶
Japan
Best movies:
The Man Who Stole the Sun (1979)
Zatoichi's Vengeance (1966)
Bushido, Samurai Saga (1963)
![Shun Sugata](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274023_3c966d.jpg)
Shun Sugata
Japan
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Vacation (2007)
![Susumu Terajima](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/910/166910184_778b74.jpg)
Susumu Terajima
Japan
Best movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
When Marnie Was There (2014)
Fireworks (1997)
![Makoto Togashi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/912/164912957_a12ac0.jpg)
Makoto Togashi
Japan
Best movies:
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
Cure (1997)
Guilty of Romance (2011)
![Yôji Tanaka](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/174/168174702_794k11.jpg)
Yôji Tanaka
Japan
Best movies:
Kikujiro (1999)
By Player (2000)
The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Mami Nakamura
Japan
Best movies:
Love Exposure (2008)
Kimi's Friend (2008)
Tokyo Trash Baby (2000)
伊藤洋三郎
Japan
Best movies:
Postman Blues (1997)
Blues Harp (1998)
Monday (2000)
飯島大介
Japan
Best movies:
Blues Harp (1998)
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
The Five (1995)
神田うの
Japan
Best movies:
Taboo (1999)
Pokémon Heroes (2002)
![的場浩司](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/011/168011594_v3nezm.jpg)
的場浩司
Japan
Best movies:
For Those We Love (2007)
Taboo (1999)
Samurai Commando (2005)
Shinji Takeda
Japan
Best movies:
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
The Taste of Tea (2004)
The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)