Takeshi Kitano
Toshizo Hijikata
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
Release Date | 1999-12-18 |
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Runtime | 1h 40m |
Directors | Nagisa Ōshima, Toyomichi Kurita |
Producers | Eiko Ōshima, Kazuo Shimizu, Shigehiro Nakagawa, Nobuyoshi Otani, Jean Labadie, Jeremy Thomas |
Writers | Ryōtarō Shiba, Nagisa Ōshima |