A samurai known for his original “bird catching” style of swordplay is pulled into a battle to the death when he kills a feudal lord’s mistress after she uses her influence to corrupt local politics. Based on a short story by author Shuhei Fujisawa (Love and Honour, The Twilight Samurai). Billed as a “hardboiled samurai film.”
Prod companies: Toei
Backer: Toei
Intl sales: Toei
Director: Hideyuki Hirayama
Cast: Etsushi Toyokawa, Chizuru Ikewaki, Fumiyo Kohinata, Naho Toda, Koji Kikkawa, Ittoku Kishibe
Locations: Ibaraki, Yamagata, Kanagawa
Shooting dates: November – December 2009
Contact: Tadayuki Okubo, International Sales Manager, Toei Company Ltd, (81) 3 3535 7621, tad_okubo@toei.co.jp
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