Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo and the Shinsengumi. Hijikata Toshizo is a samurai eager to test his skills and sword and make his first kill. The dojo he belongs to practices the Tennen Rishin style and teaches this to farmers. Not considered real samurai by other dojo's, they receive a request for a duel by a rival dojo practicing the Kogen Itto style. Sohaku Rokusha, a teacher there, challenges them and fights with Hijikata Toshizo. The outcome of the fight creates a deadly animosity between them that lasts through the ages.
Pinku from 1965.
Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter of the clan's chief counselor who married the low-ranking Ihei to avoid becoming the clan lord's mistress. Into the mix comes Oba Gunjuro (Tetsurō Tamba), a mysterious ronin who will do anything for money. This leads to a fitting climax as the forces of hate and love converge while the couple attempt to break through the border!
A resolute young man searching for his mother, whom he was separated from as a child, defies a family who mistreat the poor and homeless.
Em um tempo de paz os samurais não eram necessários e estavam vivendo em completa miséria sem alguma casa para servir. Alguns pediam para realizar o harakiri dentro das residências de nobres apenas para extorquí-los; com pena, os senhores davam algum dinheiro ao guerreiro e o mandavam embora. Um nobre recebe um jovem samurai com este propósito e decide obrigá-lo a tirar a própria vida.
