Film
Sword of Desperation
Japan- Director
- Hideyuki Hirayama
- Year
- 2010
A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed to return to his clan after only one year of imprisonment. Following his return, Kanemi is faced with the death of his wife, Mutsue. Thereafter, Kanemi lives with and cares for his wife's niece, Satoo, who has secret affections for Kanemi and expresses them by helping change his bleak outlook on life. Meanwhile, Kanemi's develops his unique "bird-catching" sword technique which he will soon put to test in battle for the first time against the fearsome swordsman, Hayatonosho Obiya.
Top cast
Etsushi Toyokawa
Kanemi Sanzaemon
Chizuru Ikewaki
Rio
Koji Kikkawa
Obiya
Tsumami Edamame
Fukui
Tenkyû Fukuda
Hyoue Makihuzi
Mitsutoshi Gotô
Mitsuoka
Yudai Ishiyama
Mokichi
Hana Kino
Hana
Ittoku Kishibe
Deputy Chief Retainer Tsuda
Tôru Kizu
Tsunekichi
Fumiyo Kohinata
Tsunai Hashina
Ken Maeda
Kisuke
Jun Murakami
Lord Tabu Ukyou
Seminosuke Murasugi
Yamauchi
Megumi Seki
Lady Renko
Mitsutoshi Shundo
Michuoka
Kazuya Takahashi
Den'ichiro
Koinoborou Takigawa
Naoya Anzai
Directed by
Hideyuki Hirayama
Written by
Hidehiro Ito, Itaru Era
Produced by
Shinya Egawa
