Rating
Genre
Locarno Film Festival, Black Comedy, Cult
Year
2010
Country
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Subtitles
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese (PT), Portuguese (BR)
Runtime
103'
Hitoshi Matsumoto
Kanjuro Nomi is an aging samurai who only has a scabbard. With a past that made him throw away his sword and refuse to fight, he now journeys to nowhere with Tae, his only daughter. Kanjuro becomes a wanted man for deserting his lord and is sentenced to “The Thirty-Day Feat”: a formidable task to restore a smile to the sad prince who has lost his mother. He has thirty days to complete his assignment and one chance per day; if he succeeds, he walks free. If he fails, he must commit seppuku (the Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment). The pressure is on as Kanjuro and Tae risk their lives in a battle of wits without a sword. Will the samurai be able to save himself and his beloved daughter?
Takaaki Nomi, Jun Kunimura, Masatô Ibu, Itsuji Itao,
Writers: Mitsuyoshi Takasu, Tomoji Hasegawa, Kôji Ema, Mitsuru Kuramoto, Hitoshi Matsumoto, Itsuji Itao; Composer: Yasuaki Shimizu; Cinematographer: Ryûto Kondô; Editor: Yoshitaka Honda
Locarno Film Festival, Busan International Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival, RiverRun International Film Festival
- R100, 2013
- Scabbard Samurai (Saya Zamurai さや侍), 2011
- Symbol (Shinboru; しんぼる), 2009
- Big Man Japan (Dai-Nihonjin; 大日本人), 2007
- Zassā (ザッサー), short, 2006
- Sasuke (佐助), short, 2001
- Visualbum Vol. Grape – Relief (ビジュアルバム Vol. ブドウ – 安心), short, 1999
- Visualbum Vol. Banana–Kindness (ビジュアルバム Vol. バナナ – 親切), short, 1998
- Visualbum Vol. Apple – Promise (ビジュアルバム Vol. リンゴ – 約束), short, 1998
- Sundome Kaikyō (寸止め海峡), short, 1995
- Tōzu (頭頭), short, 1993