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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.
- Released: 1999-12-18
- Runtime: 100 minutes
- Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
- Stars: Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano, Yoichi Sai, Shinji Takeda, Susumu Terajima
- Director: Nagisa Ōshima
