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Cast

Asahi Kurizuka

Asahi Kurizuka

Hijikata Toshizo

Shunya Wazaki

Shunya Wazaki

Sohaku Rokusha

Hidehiko Ishikura

Hidehiko Ishikura

Tetsuko Kobayashi

Tetsuko Kobayashi

Keiji Takamiya

Keiji Takamiya

Takaya Uesugi

Takaya Uesugi

Shinji Takano

Shinji Takano

Bin Amatsu

Bin Amatsu

Ryōhei Uchida

Ryōhei Uchida

Jotaro Togami

Jotaro Togami

Takayuki Akutagawa

Takayuki Akutagawa

Hiroshi Shingûji

Hiroshi Shingûji

Satoru Nishida

Satoru Nishida

Sōnosuke Oda

Sōnosuke Oda

Jun Kashima

Jun Kashima

Wakako Kunitomo

Wakako Kunitomo

Tadayuki Okamoto

Tadayuki Okamoto

Teruo Sudo

Teruo Sudo

Shinpachi Kura

Shinpachi Kura

Ken Izumi

Ken Izumi

Yasuhiro Minakami

Yasuhiro Minakami

Eizō Kitamura

Eizō Kitamura

Michiko Nakahata

Michiko Nakahata

Crew

Hirokazu Ichimura

Hirokazu Ichimura

Director

Tadataka Yoshino

Tadataka Yoshino

Art Direction

Ryōtarō Shiba

Ryōtarō Shiba

Novel

Shigeo Terada

Shigeo Terada

Lighting Technician

Taro Takahashi

Taro Takahashi

Sound Recordist

Takeo Watanabe

Takeo Watanabe

Original Music Composer

Tai Katō

Tai Katō

Screenplay

Azuma Morisaki

Azuma Morisaki

Screenplay

Toshiro Hasebe

Toshiro Hasebe

Screenplay

Tadashi Sakai

Tadashi Sakai

Director of Photography

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The Blazing Sword

19667.2 / 1091 min

Overview

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.