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Three centuries ago, a precious sword has been stolen by Kazamatsuri -- the sword, which historic and symbolic value is priceless for the clan (Shogun Tokugawa donated it to clan 80 years before that, at the same time that he established them as the local rulers). Lord's counselor's young son Heishiro goes to retrieve the sword himself to protect the clan from the shame or possible demise. He is accompanied with two friends, Shintaro and Tadasuke, and followed by the ninjas of the clan. After Kazamatsuri wounds Heishiro and kills one of his friends, the young aristocrat still wants revenge more than sword itself, but meanwhile have to recover from his wounds, in the small forest house of a lonely samurai and his daughter. At the same time, Kamazatsuri stays in nearby town in the entertainment center run by Okatsu and falls into her. The older samurai tries to dissuade Heishiro from fighting with Kamazatsuri, but is himself gradually drawn into the conflict.

Genres: Action, Comedy

Starring: Morio Kazama, Tomoyasu Hotei

Released: October 27, 1998

Runtime: 111.0

Popularity Rating: 3.121

Pony Canyon Enterprises

Japan

Hanbei Mizoguchi Morio Kazama
Rannosuke Kazamatsuri Tomoyasu Hotei
Koharu Mizoguchi Tamaki Ogawa
Heishiro Inukai Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Okatsu Mari Natsuki
Kanzen Inukai Taketoshi Naito
Kagemaru Kei Tani
Ryunosuke Kuzumi Fumiya Fujii
Shintaro Suzuki Naoyuki Fujii
Tadasuke Kurosawa Ken Osawa
Gosuke Hiroshi Kanbe
Ninja Hayabusa Ryoichi Yuki
Ninja Akakage Akiko Mono
Sakyounosuke Kajii Taro Maruse
Onimatsu Daiamondo Yukai

Camera — Director of Photography: Yujiro Yajima
Directing — Director: Hiroyuki Nakano
Sound — Music: Tomoyasu Hotei
Writing — Screenplay: Hiroshi Saito
Writing — Screenplay: Hiroyuki Nakano