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Snow on The Blades (2014)

At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and annihilated. Bearing the responsibility and shame for this failure is Shimura Kingo, master swordsman and chief of the guard. Forbidden to take his own life in atonement, he is instead tasked with hunting down the remaining assassins; however, fate intervenes and now only one is left. Devoted to his late lord and his duty, he relentlessly pursues the sole remaining assassin for the next thirteen years. But times are changing in Japan and the way of the sword has become outlawed. What does this mean for Kingo?

  • History
  • Action
  • Drama

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Kiichi NakaiKiichi NakaiKingo Shimura
  • Photo of Hiroshi AbeHiroshi AbeJyubei Sahashi
  • Photo of Kichiemon Nakamura IIKichiemon Nakamura IINaosuke Ii
  • Photo of Ryoko HirosueRyoko HirosueSetsu Shimura
  • Photo of Masahiro TakashimaMasahiro TakashimaShinnosuke Naito
  • Photo of Sei MatobuSei MatobuMasa
  • Photo of Eisaku YoshidaEisaku YoshidaToyoho Takarabe
  • Photo of Youichiro OmiYouichiro OmiKakuma Shimura
  • Photo of Yoshikuni DôchinYoshikuni DôchinShuemon Inaba
  • Photo of Tatsuya FujiTatsuya FujiKazue Akimoto

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