Director: Mori Masaki
Cast: Chiyoko Kawashima, Fuyumi Shiraishi, Jôji Yanami, Kazuhiko Kishino, Mami Kumagai, Masashi Amenomori, Noriko Tsukase, Shingo Yamashiro
Synopsis:
Cast: Chiyoko Kawashima, Fuyumi Shiraishi, Jôji Yanami, Kazuhiko Kishino, Mami Kumagai, Masashi Amenomori, Noriko Tsukase, Shingo Yamashiro
Synopsis:
Retired samurai Kumosuke lives quietly, not to say idly, in Edo (old Tokyo) with his wife and two children, a young boy named Shinnosuke and an infant girl, Ohana. While he nominally runs a courier business to earn a living, he seems to spend most of his time smoking his pipe, drinking sake, and chasing women. The arrival of a Shinsengumi squad led by a young swordswman, Ichimonji Hyougo, disrupts this peaceful routine, forcing Kumosuke to defend himself.
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