Snow on The Blades - 2014

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?

120min
2014
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.7/10

Cast

Kiichi Nakai profile pictureKiichi NakaiKingo Shimura
Hiroshi Abe profile pictureHiroshi AbeJyubei Sahashi
Ryoko Hirosue profile pictureRyoko HirosueSetsu Shimura
Masahiro Takashima profile pictureMasahiro TakashimaShinnosuke Naito
Eisaku Yoshida profile pictureEisaku YoshidaToyoho Takarabe
Tatsuya Fuji profile pictureTatsuya FujiKazue Akimoto

About Snow on The Blades

Snow on The Blades Overview

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?

Runtime: 120min

Extra details

Original Title: 柘榴坂の仇討
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Setsurô Wakamatsu
Production Companies
Shochiku