Overview
An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. Declared mentally unstable by the corrupt authority, Shinpachi begins his descent into true insanity…
Cast
- Kinnosuke Nakamura as Shinpachi Ezaki
- Takahiro Tamura as Jubei Ezaki
- Tetsuro Tamba as Shume Okuno
- Yoshiko Mita as Ritsu
- Ai Sasaki as Michi
- Eitarō Shindō as Koetsu
- Shoichi Ozawa as Koyama Samon
- Ken Mitsuda as Katagai Yoromo
- Kinzō Shin as Nishida Saburobei
- Haruo Tanaka as Shiraki Jinzaemon