Adaptation of the Yukio Mishima novel.
In Asakusa, Tokyo, a couple of a violinist Yamano and a revue dancer Hanae lives in poverty. One day Hanae’s little sister rolls into their apartment and begins to stir things up with her riotousness.
Famed swordsman Araki Mataemon must face his best friend as they are forced to take opposite sides in a vendetta caused by the murder of a family member.
Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.
Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.
A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.
