
Plot
The Winter Butterfly is a story about passion and love, depicting Matsunaga a samurai, as a corrupt oppressor rather than a hero. With the emergence of a new system during the Meiji period, many things changed in Japan for the sake of progress. The story told in four parts is related to the seasons of the year, which can be scorching, amenable, cold or unpredictable. All evoked by Stephen Warbeck's beautiful and sensitive score.
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Cast

Sam Aoyama
Benjiro

Ikuma Isaac Fryman
Toyotomi

Sharon Gee
Mitsue

Jet Harp
Kenshi's Father

Seiko Higuma
Kenshi

Aimme Hofmann
Kenshi's Mother

Sherry Hwang
Ayame

Emi Ikehata
Yukiko

Nobuo Inubushi
Warrior

Julie Jei
Ayeko-san

Tomoko Kamimura
Haruko

Ai Kiyono
Natsuko

Yumi Kurosawa
Koto Player

Sulinh Lafontaine
Izumi

Tae Young Tarquin Lee
Yoshiaki

Sylvia Ng
Maid

Noi Noimany
Ohatsu

Michael O'Toole
Matsunori

Toshiko Onizawa
Fumiyo

Seiko Suzuki Shih
Sukiko

Dana Shiraki
Shizuka

Dean Takahashi
Shizu-kun

Nicole Takahashi
Yukiko-chan

Tomas Trinidad
Matsunaga

Tienne Vu
Mitsue

Tet Wada
Shizu

Kevin Yamada
Kitaro