Samurai Fiction (Japanese) 1998

August 24, 2008 · Posted in Action, Adventure, Comedy, Japanese Movies, Movies

Aka: SF: Episode One
Year: 1998
Directed: Hiroyuki Nakano
Genre: Action/Adventure/Comedy
Runtime: 1h59min
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English
Cast: Morio Kazama, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Tomoyasu Hotei, Tamaki Ogawa, Mari Natsuki, Taketoshi NaitÃ´
Imdb: SF: Episode One

Synopsis / Plot

A Samurai clan looses a sword that was given to them by the Lord of the land. Heishiro Inukai the son of an official decides to go and get the sword back and save his clans honor. His 2 childhood friends join him on the mission to find the sword which is the possession of a rogue samurai by the name of Kazamatsuri. The three young samurai track down Kazamatsuri and challenge him to a fight, within moments they were defeated. Heishiro only survived because of the interference of Hanbei, who begged to spare the young mans life. Hanbei brought Heishiro home and healed nursed him back to health, Heishiro seeked revenge but Hanbei will try to change his mind from using violence.