Sword of Desperation
必死剣 鳥刺し
Release: 2010-07-10
·Runtime: 114m
·★ 6.8
Action
Thriller
Romance
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Excellent Film
TV Asahi
Pony Canyon
Toei Company
Sankei Shimbun
K DASH
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Cast
Hana Kino
as Hana
Ken Maeda
as Kisuke
Jun Murakami
as Lord Tabu Ukyou
Seminosuke Murasugi
as Yamauchi
Megumi Seki
as Lady Renko
Kazuya Takahashi
as Den'ichiro
Fumiyo Kohinata
as Tsunai Hashina
Bunmei Tobayama
as Seizou Kenmi
Masayuki Yui
as Ohba
Chizuru Ikewaki
as Rio
Tsumami Edamame
as Fukui
Tenkyû Fukuda
as Hyoue Makihuzi
Tôru Kizu
as Tsunekichi
Mitsutoshi Shundo
as Michuoka
Naho Toda
as Mutsue
Kenichi Yajima
as Magochiyo Yabe
Koji Kikkawa
as Obiya
Ittoku Kishibe
as Deputy Chief Retainer Tsuda
Sogen Tanaka
as Gonzou
Kinuo Yamada
as Tae
Etsushi Toyokawa
as Kanemi Sanzaemon
Yudai Ishiyama
as Mokichi
