| Brief Description: | Masahiro Shinoda's (Pale Flower) samurai classic begins in the waning years of the Tokugawa Shogunate. As Matthew Perry's steamboats enter Edo Bay, civil unrest and political maneuvering reign in Japan. Tetsuro Tamba stars as Hachiro Kiyokawa, a swordsman whose personal allegiances are in constant flux. As he drifts between factions, the warrior struggles to prevent the outbreak of civil war. Shima Iwashita, Isao Kimura, Eitaro Ozawa, Eiji Okada, and Keiji Sada co-star in Shinoda's black-and-white 'Scope masterpiece. In Japanese with English subtitles.
Requires a multi-standard (PAL/NTSC) DVD player, or a region-free or region 2 compatible player with a multi-standard (PAL/NTSC) television |
