Snow on The Blades
6.7
“The last of the bodyguards hunts for the final assassin.”
At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and annihilated. Bearing the responsibility and shame for this failure is Shimura Kingo, master swordsman and chief of the guard. Forbidden to take his own life in atonement, he is instead tasked with hunting down the remaining assassins; however, fate intervenes and now only one is left. Devoted to his late lord and his duty, he relentlessly pursues the sole remaining assassin for the next thirteen years. But times are changing in Japan and the way of the sword has become outlawed. What does this mean for Kingo?
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Cast
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Kiichi Nakai
Kingo Shimura
Known for
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Hiroshi Abe
Jyubei Sahashi
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
Still Walking
Kichiemon Nakamura II
Naosuke Ii
Known for
Kuroneko
Double Suicide
Ryoko Hirosue
Setsu Shimura
Known for
Wasabi
Departures
Masahiro Takashima
Shinnosuke Naito
Known for
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
Kingdom
Sei Matobu
Masa
Known for
Call Boy
The Forest of Love
Eisaku Yoshida
Toyoho Takarabe
Also in
My Home Hero
Genroku Ryoran
Youichiro Omi
Kakuma Shimura
Also in
ブラック・エンジェルズ3 黒き死闘篇
Black Angels 2
Yoshikuni Dôchin
Shuemon Inaba
Also in
Battle Under Orion
The Unfading Dream We Have
Tatsuya Fuji
Kazue Akimoto
Known for
In the Realm of the Senses
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen
Yuria Kizaki
ユキ
Also in
Crow's Blood
Ghost Theater
Hitoshi Nonomura
Known for
HOKUSAI
Setsuro Wakamatsu Director · Kenzaburô Iida Screenplay Hironobu Takamatsu Screenplay
First release September 20, 2014 · Produced in Japan · Original title 柘榴坂の仇討
Production
Shochiku
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Japan
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Original title
柘榴坂の仇討
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · September 20, 2014
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No release date listed for United States.
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