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"How am I insane?"

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

Top Cast

  • Takeshi Kitano

    Takeshi Kitano

    Toshizo Hijikata

  • Ryuhei Matsuda

    Ryuhei Matsuda

    Sozaburo Kano

  • Tadanobu Asano

    Tadanobu Asano

    Hyozo Tashiro

  • Yōichi Sai

    Yōichi Sai

    Isami Kondo

  • Shinji Takeda

    Shinji Takeda

    Okita Sōji

  • Susumu Terajima

    Susumu Terajima

    Spy

  • Tomorowo Taguchi

    Tomorowo Taguchi

    Samurai Tojiro Yuzawa

  • Yoji Tanaka

    Yoji Tanaka

    Samurai executed by Kanô

  • Kei Satō

    Kei Satō

    Narrator (voice)

Overview

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

Rating

6.6 / 10
125 Reviews
2 Popular

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