Hakuoki (Samurai Vendetta) [Priced-down Reissue]

[Machine Translation] [A masterpiece period drama in the history of Japanese cinema, written by Daisuke Ito, directed by Issei Mori, and starring Raizo Ichikawa and Shintaro Katsu! Nakayama Yasubei, a ronin, is on his way to Takadanobaba to rescue his uncle when he meets Hatamoto's Tange Kenzen, and with his advice, defeats his opponent in a duel. However, Norizen was accused of not joining his fellow Chishin ryu master and was excommunicated from the dojo, and Yasube was also excommunicated from the Horiuchi ryu. As fate would have it, the two, who both have feelings for Chiharu, the sister of the feudal lord Uesugi, are tossed about by coincidence, and their destinies take a turn for the worse. Based on the novel by Kosuke Gomi, a leading writer of historical novels, Raizo Ichikawa plays a beautiful swordsman who lives a tragic destiny. It is renowned as a masterpiece of Daiei's period dramas, depicting the friendship and tragic love between two swordsmen.

Special Feature / Bonus Track: theatrical trailer, photo gallery, and staff & cast profile

[大映70周年記念キャンペーン 名作シリーズ] 脚本・伊藤大輔、監督・森一生、市川雷蔵・勝新太郎主演の日本映画史に輝く傑作時代劇! 浪人の中山安兵衛は叔父の助勢に高田馬場へ駆けつける途中、旗本の丹下典膳と知り合い、彼の助言によって決闘の相手を打ち倒す。しかし典膳は同門の知心流の加勢をしなかったことを非難されて道場を破門になり、安兵衛もまた堀内流を破門される。運命のいたずらか、ともに上杉家江戸家老の名代の妹・千春へ想いを寄せる二人は偶然に翻弄され、流転の運命を辿る。時代小説の大家・五味康祐による赤穂浪士外伝小説に基づき、悲劇の運命を生きる美剣士を市川雷蔵が演じた本作。二人の剣士の友情と悲恋を描く大映時代劇の傑作として名高い。

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