Kenpu Renpeikan

1h 27min

History

Drama

Near the end of the shogunate in Japan, Katsura Shogoro and his fellow samurai from the southwestern domain of Choshu enter the dojo of Saito Yakuro, the famed Shindo Munen Ryu swordsmen of Renpeikan in Edo. Katsura is initially not welcomed by the other, senior dojo followers. Undeterred, he focuses on improving his skill not only in swordsmanship but also learning how to repel the foreign British and American ships that threaten their domain.

Cast

Tsumasaburō Bandō

Tsumasaburō Bandō

Katsura Kogoro
Shinobu Araki

Shinobu Araki

Saito Yakuro
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata

Sagawa Hikokuro
Kusuo Abe

Kusuo Abe

Amano Hachiro
Kōichi Katsuragi

Kōichi Katsuragi

Mito Noriaki
Shōzō Nanbu

Shōzō Nanbu

Yoshida Shoin
Seishirō Hara

Seishirō Hara

Katogi Tozo

Release date

3rd Jan 1944

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語