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Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with themes of seppuku, duty, and loyalty to one’s masters and the shogun, we see very little in terms of action. Instead, the film focuses on the inner thoughts and struggles of the protagonist—who is ordered to perform a ritual suicide—his wife, and their entire household, all leading up to the final moment.Read moreLess
Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with themes of seppuku, duty, and loyalty to one’s masters and the shogun, we see very little in terms of action. Instead, the film focuses on the inner thoughts and struggles of the protagonist—who is ordered to perform a ritual suicide—his wife, and their entire household, all leading up to the final moment.
The story
Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with themes of seppuku, duty, and loyalty to one’s masters and the shogun, we see very little in terms of action. Instead, the film focuses on the inner thoughts and struggles of the protagonist—who is ordered to perform a ritual suicide—his wife, and their entire household, all leading up to the final moment.
Cast & crew
Yuka TakeshimaCast
Masayuki DeaiCast
Yasuyuki MaekawaCast
Ema FujisawaCast
Masaya KikawadaCast
Toshiya SakaiCast
Yuichi HabaCast
Hiroaki MurakamiCastExplore the crew
- Director
- Yuji Kakizaki
- Producer
- Yuji Kakizaki
- Producer
- Shigeji Maeda
- Editor
- Akira Kamiya
- Original Music Composer
- Shingo Nishimura