is a 2018 Japanese
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Shinya Tsukamoto
is a Japanese people, Japanese filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter, Film editing, editor, Film director, director, cinematographer, art director, production designer and actor.
With a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad ...
. It was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the
75th Venice International Film Festival
The 75th Venice International Film Festival was held from 29 August to 8 September 2018. Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro was named as the President of the Jury. '' First Man'', directed by Damien Chazelle, was selected to open the fest ...
.
Plot
Mokunoshin Tsuzuki is a young wandering samurai without a master. He stops in a village of poor peasants to protect them and help them harvest rice. He trains himself by crossing swords with Ichisuke, the teenage son of his host family. One day, an elderly samurai named Sawamura, comes to the village, determined to recruit other warriors to go to Kyoto and fight in the civil war. Tsuzuki agrees to follow him. Sawamura also welcomes the enthusiastic but inexperienced Ichisuke, even though Yu, the latter's sister, is against it. However, a group of disbanded outlaws also arrive at the village, led by Sezaemon Genda. Tsuzuki initially manages to maintain good relations with Genda, but Ichisuke provokes the outlaws, who beat him. Against the advice of Tsuzuki, who would like to keep the peace, Sawamura decides to defend the honor of Ichisuke, who is now one of his men. The samurai thus slaughters a large part of Genda's gang. The survivors retaliate by killing Ichisuke. Yu, devastated by her loss, urges Tsuzuki to avenge her brother. But Tsuzuki, who has never killed anyone, fails to deal with the outlaws, who come to rape Yu in front of him. Only Sawamura's intervention saves them: the older man kills Genda and the other bandits, but is seriously injured. When it comes time to leave for Kyoto, however, Tsuzuki is not found. Sawamura pursues him: Tsuzuki has evaded his duties, and therefore must be put to death. When the two warriors finally come face to face, however, it is Tsuzuki who kills Sawamura.
Cast
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Sosuke Ikematsu
(born July 9, 1990) is a Japanese actor, television, and theatre actor best known for his role as Higen, the young nephew of samurai leader Katsumoto, in the 2003 film ''The Last Samurai''.
Life and career
Born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefectur ...
as Mokunoshin Tsuzuki
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Yū Aoi
is a Japanese actress and model. She made her film debut as Shiori Tsuda in Shunji Iwai's 2001 film ''All About Lily Chou-Chou''. She subsequently portrayed Tetsuko Arisugawa in ''Hana and Alice'' (2004), also directed by Iwai, Kimiko Tanigawa in ...
as Yu
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Tatsuya Nakamura
is a Japanese musician, drummer and actor. After performing with several prominent punk rock bands, Nakamura rose to fame as drummer of Blankey Jet City from 1987 to 2000. In 1996, he founded his solo project Losalios, where he performs every ...
as Sezaemon Genda
* Ryūsei Maeda as Ichisuke
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Shinya Tsukamoto
is a Japanese people, Japanese filmmaker, film producer, screenwriter, Film editing, editor, Film director, director, cinematographer, art director, production designer and actor.
With a considerable cult following both domestically and abroad ...
as Jirozaemon Sawamura
References
External links
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2018 films
2018 drama films
Japanese drama films
2010s Japanese-language films
Films directed by Shinya Tsukamoto
2010s Japanese films
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