6th Okinawa International Movie Festival

Screening Schedule

• 3.21(fri)　19:00　Sakurazaka Hall C Greeting 
• 3.22(sat)　10:00　Theater 1 Greeting 

Storyline

A lesser and poor lord is ordered to do 'sankin kotai* within 5 days'. Are they going to comply with their impossible order from Tokugawa Shogunate!? But how... [No time!] They must manage to arrive in 4 days which normally takes 8 days. [No money!] They have just returned from sankin kotai and with absolutely no money! [No manpower either!] Disguise as feudal lord's procession with 7 men!? Worse still, their lord has trauma in his heart. The mysterious guide who suddenly appeared is a conspiratorial ex-ninja. Tokugawa Shogunate's ninja, spies and even the biggest checkpoint of Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun) block their way... how are they going to deal with this super difficult mission!? Bizarre. Fun and full of sprint! A historical entertainment spectacular!! Wise and brave battle of samurais of lessor and poor lord against provocative Tokugawa Shonunate begins now-. The newest film of director Katsuhide Motoki who won Golden SHISA Award in the 1st Okinawa International Movie Festival! 

*sankin kōtai: system inaugurated in 1635 by the shogun (head of all the feudal lords) Iemitsu Tokugawa by which the feudal lords had to reside several months each year in Edo (modern Tokyo). Wheter the Lord in Edo or in their domains, their wives and families had to remain in Edo at all times. 

Plot

Notes 

-Interesting setting and story! 

-Awesome tempo and rythm! 

-Very touching and tear-jerking! 

Cast

Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kyoko Hukada, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Masahiko Nishimura, Yasufumi Terawaki, Yusuke Kamiji, Yuuri Chinen, Tokio Emoto, Seiji Rokkaku, Takanori Jinnai

Director & Work Data

Director

Katsuhide Motoki

Country

JAPAN

Year

2014