Writer
天文十七年（1548年）。時代は戦国、下克上の世。越後の長尾景虎、後の上杉謙信は、兄に天誅を加えるなど冷徹な闘いぶりをみせていた。一方、甲斐の国では大きな野望を胸に武田晴信、後の武田信玄が勢力を拡大していた。戦乱の中で非情に徹することができない景虎は苦悩の末に城を捨て修行僧になる。が、晴信の無礼に遭遇した景虎は武田陣打倒を決意するのだった。
Novel
This subversive period film features a hotheaded young samurai, Kurodo, who threatens to commit harakiri in response to the humiliation meted out to his family by the Shogun. The film critiques the inhumanity of feudal obligations, and Uchida’s direction slyly satirizes the contemporary cinematic audience, whose taste for onscreen bloodshed is mirrored in a crowd gathering to watch the protagonist’s planned suicide. The Master Spearman is imbued with Uchida’s characteristic blend of dark humor and stylized action, and Ryutaro Otomo gives an admirable performance in the lead.
Novel
In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumental battle to determine their survival.
Original Story
In the mist of the warring age (Sengoku Era), the Kyushu based Hayato Clan is faced with a monumental battle to determine their survival.
