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Release: June 10, 2025

$6.99

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During the Boshin War in 1868, as the shogunate tried to fight off the inevitable rise of the Empire, a diverse group of convicts were conscripted and assigned to help defend a key fort from the Imperial Army. Their search for mutual trust and personal redemption fuel this gloriously old-school samurai epic, realized from a shelved-in-the-'60s script by Kazuo Kasahara; Takayuki Yamada, Taiga Nakano, Riho Sayashi, Takara Sakumoto, Ukon Onoe star. 155 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles; English. In Japanese with English subtitles.

Release: June 10, 2025

$6.99

Description

During the Boshin War in 1868, as the shogunate tried to fight off the inevitable rise of the Empire, a diverse group of convicts were conscripted and assigned to help defend a key fort from the Imperial Army. Their search for mutual trust and personal redemption fuel this gloriously old-school samurai epic, realized from a shelved-in-the-'60s script by Kazuo Kasahara; Takayuki Yamada, Taiga Nakano, Riho Sayashi, Takara Sakumoto, Ukon Onoe star. 155 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles; English. In Japanese with English subtitles.

Release: June 23, 2026

$7.99

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*This listing is for the standard edition version and does NOT come with a limited edition slipcase!* Taciturn Kakunoshin, renowned for his formidable skills both with a sword and in the game of go, embodies the purest ideals of the samurai code. But when his unwavering honesty is exploited, he is framed by his own clan for a theft he did not commit. Disgraced and forced to become a ronin, he survives as a humble seal maker, quietly supporting his grown daughter while burying the wounds of betrayal. Years later, when a case of missing gold pulls him into a new web of intrigue, Kakunoshin finally uncovers the truth behind his long-buried downfall. With the real culprit exposed, the restraint that once defined him shatters. The go board flips, and a hellstorm of righteous vengeance follows. Acclaimed director Kazuya Shiraishi’s first entry in the genre “is not only a great return to form reminiscent of the golden age of samurai cinema" (Asian Movie Pulse), but an elegant, ferocious epic destined to be hailed as a new classic. Bonus Features: 1. Making of featurette 2. 16-page booklet with essay by film writer Hayley Scanlon