Samurai's Promise

'Chiri tsubaki', 2018

Driven away by a corruption scandal, a samurai returns years later, causing consternation among both the guilty and the innocent.

Driven away by a corruption scandal, a samurai returns years later, causing consternation among both the guilty and the innocent.

Director

Daisaku Kimura

Runtime

111 minutes

Type

Feature

Genre

Romance, Action

Keywords

husband wife relationship, murder, sword, outcast, jidaigeki

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Samurai's Promise

Daisaku Kimura, 2018

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Awards

Montréal World Film Festival

Nominated

2018

Best Film - World Competition

Grand Prix des Amériques

Storyline

Driven away by a corruption scandal, a samurai returns years later, causing consternation among both the guilty and the innocent.

Uryu Shinbei appeals his boss's corruption and his appeal is denied. He is kicked out from the han. Shortly afterwards, his wife Shino collapses from a disease and dies. Right before her death, she tells Shinbei, "I hope you go back to the han and help Uneme Sakakibara." Shinbei and Uneme were friends, but they became rivals to gain Shino's affection. Uneme is also related to Shinbei's exile.

Summary

Driven away by a corruption scandal, a samurai returns years later, causing consternation among both the guilty and the innocent.

Synopsis

Uryu Shinbei appeals his boss's corruption and his appeal is denied. He is kicked out from the han. Shortly afterwards, his wife Shino collapses from a disease and dies. Right before her death, she tells Shinbei, "I hope you go back to the han and help Uneme Sakakibara." Shinbei and Uneme were friends, but they became rivals to gain Shino's affection. Uneme is also related to Shinbei's exile.

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Cast & crew

Cast

Jun'ichi Okada

Actor/Actress

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Actor

Haru Kuroki

Actress

Crew

Director

Rin Hamuro

Screenwriter

Takashi Koizumi

Screenwriter

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