
In the turbulent last days of the Edo period, Kawai Tsugunosuke, a Japanese samurai serving the Makino clan of Nagaoka, dreamt of independence from the restraints of vassalship. Despite his progressive views and his desire for his estate to remain neutral during the Boshin Civil War, he was bound by loyalty and duty to the clan and was compelled to choose sides.
Cast

Koji Yakusho
Kawai Tsugunosuke

Tatsuya Nakadai
Makino Tadayuki

Takako Matsu
Suga

Kyōko Kagawa
Unknown

Min Tanaka
Unknown

Kento Nagayama
Unknown

Kyoko Yoshine
Unknown

Ryota Bando
Unknown

Takaaki Enoki
Unknown

Daichi Watanabe
Unknown

Masahiro Higashide
Unknown

Kuranosuke Sasaki
Unknown
Hisashi Igawa
Unknown

Gaku Yamamoto
Unknown

Hidetaka Yoshioka
Unknown
Crew

Takashi Koizumi
Director, Screenplay

Ryōtarō Shiba
Novel
Hideto Aga
Editor
Shoji Ueda
Director of Photography
Hiroyuki Kitazawa
Director of Photography
Shingo Sekine
Producer
Tomoo Ito
Producer
SUMIDA Setsuko
Co-Producer
Tadashi Sakai
Production Design
Masato Yano
Sound Recordist
Hideaki Yamakawa
Lighting Director
Mami Takaishi
Music Producer
SATO Tatsuharu
Production Manager

Sayuri Ishikawa
Theme Song Performance
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