At River's Edge
Aug 02 2011
•2h 44m
•Drama, History
A samurai Sakunosuke gets an order from clan chamberlain to kill another samurai who is married with his own younger sister. As a loyal samurai he has to accept the mission even though he has inner conflicts.
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Noriyuki Higashiyama
Sakunosuke Inui
Rinko Kikuchi
Tazu
Ryo Katsuji
Shinzō
Ainosuke Kataoka
Morie Sakuma
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