Sword of Desperation (2010)
A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed to return to his clan after only one year of imprisonment. Following his return, Kanemi is faced with the death of his wife, Mutsue. Thereafter, Kanemi lives with and cares for his wife's niece, Satoo, who has secret affections for Kanemi and expresses them by helping change his bleak outlook on life. Meanwhile, Kanemi's develops his unique "bird-catching" sword technique which he will soon put to test in battle for the first time against the fearsome swordsman, Hayatonosho Obiya.
Director:
Hideyuki Hirayama
Writers:
Hidehiro Ito, Itaru Era.
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Etsushi Toyokawa as Kanemi Sanzaemon |
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Chizuru Ikewaki as Rio |
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Koji Kikkawa as Obiya |
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Tsumami Edamame as Fukui |
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Tenkyû Fukuda as Hyoue Makihuzi |
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Mitsutoshi Gotô as Mitsuoka |
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Yudai Ishiyama as Mokichi |
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Hana Kino as Hana |
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Ittoku Kishibe as Deputy Chief Retainer Tsuda |
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Tôru Kizu as Tsunekichi |
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Fumiyo Kohinata as Tsunai Hashina |
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Ken Maeda as Kisuke |
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Jun Murakami as Lord Tabu Ukyou |
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Seminosuke Murasugi as Yamauchi |
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Megumi Seki as Lady Renko |
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Mitsutoshi Shundo as Michuoka |
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Kazuya Takahashi as Den'ichiro |
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Koinoborou Takigawa as Naoya Anzai |
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Sogen Tanaka as Gonzou |
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Bunmei Tobayama as Seizou Kenmi |
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Naho Toda as Mutsue |
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Kenichi Yajima as Magochiyo Yabe |
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Kinuo Yamada as Tae |
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Masayuki Yui as Ohba |
| Sound | Edison | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Shuhei Fujisawa | Novel |
| Directing | Hideyuki Hirayama | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ikuko Saito | Costumer |
| Camera | Koichi Ishii | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Suehara Noritaka | Gaffer |
| Writing | Hidehiro Ito | Screenplay |
| Writing | Itaru Era | Screenplay |
| Production | Shinya Egawa | Producer |
| Art | Katsumi Nakazawa | Production Design |
| Editing | Chieko Suzaki | Editor |
| Sound | Yasushi Tanaka | Sound Recordist |
