Samurai Spy
Years of warfare end in a Japan unified under the Tokugawa shogunate, and samurai spy Sasuke Sarutobi, tired of conflict, longs for peace. When a high-ranking spy named Tatewaki Koriyama defects from the shogun to a rival clan, however, the world of swordsmen is thrown into turmoil. After Sasuke is unwittingly drawn into the conflict, he tracks Tatewaki, while a mysterious, white-hooded figure seems to hunt them both. By tale’s end, no one is who they seemed to be, and the truth is far more personal than anyone suspected. Director Masahiro Shinoda’s Samurai Spy, filled with clan intrigue, ninja spies, and multiple double crosses, marks a bold stylistic departure from swordplay film convention.
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Masahiro Shinoda
Director
Hiroshi Aoyama
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Misako Watanabe
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Okiwa
Kei Satô
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Takanosuke Nojiri
Eiji Okada
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Tatewaki Koriyama
Taiji Tonoyama
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Shima Iwashita
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Aya, Daigoku's daughter
Rentarô Mikuni
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Daigoku
Yasuzô Masumura
Director
Keizô Kanie
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Toshio Kurosawa
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Junai Mikoshiba
Hitoshi Takagi
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Tanbaya
Nagisa Ôshima
Director
Shin Morikawa
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Yûsuke Kawazu
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Kiyoshi
Miyuki Kuwano
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Makoto
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Kaneto Shindô
