Sword of Desperation

Sword of Desperation

2010 ja 114 minutes

Rating: 6.8

Plot

A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. 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.

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Cast

Etsushi Toyokawa

Etsushi Toyokawa

Kanemi Sanzaemon

Chizuru Ikewaki

Chizuru Ikewaki

Rio

Koji Kikkawa

Koji Kikkawa

Obiya

Tsumami Edamame

Tsumami Edamame

Fukui

Tenkyû Fukuda

Tenkyû Fukuda

Hyoue Makihuzi

Mitsutoshi Gotô

Mitsutoshi Gotô

Mitsuoka

Yudai Ishiyama

Yudai Ishiyama

Mokichi

Hana Kino

Hana Kino

Hana

Ittoku Kishibe

Ittoku Kishibe

Deputy Chief Retainer Tsuda

Tôru Kizu

Tôru Kizu

Tsunekichi

Fumiyo Kohinata

Fumiyo Kohinata

Tsunai Hashina

Ken Maeda

Ken Maeda

Kisuke

Jun Murakami

Jun Murakami

Lord Tabu Ukyou

Seminosuke Murasugi

Seminosuke Murasugi

Yamauchi

Megumi Seki

Megumi Seki

Lady Renko

Mitsutoshi Shundo

Mitsutoshi Shundo

Michuoka

Kazuya Takahashi

Kazuya Takahashi

Den'ichiro

Koinoborou Takigawa

Koinoborou Takigawa

Naoya Anzai

Sogen Tanaka

Sogen Tanaka

Gonzou

Bunmei Tobayama

Bunmei Tobayama

Seizou Kenmi

Naho Toda

Naho Toda

Mutsue

Kenichi Yajima

Kenichi Yajima

Magochiyo Yabe

Kinuo Yamada

Kinuo Yamada

Tae

Masayuki Yui

Masayuki Yui

Ohba

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