The Samurai I Loved
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- Movie: The Samurai I Loved
- Romaji: Semishigure
- Japanese: 蝉しぐれ
- Director: Mitsuo Kurotsuchi
- Writer: Shuuhei Fujisawa (novel), Mitsuo Kurotsuchi (Screenplay)
- Producer:
- Cinematographer: Shinji Kugimiya
- Release Date: October 1, 2005
- Runtime: 131 min
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Young swordsman, Bunshiro, is shunned by his village after his father, a highly respected samurai, is embroiled in a clan conspiracy and ordered to commit ritual suicide. Even during this time, his neighbour's daughter, Fuku, watches on with affection. This adaptation of the most prized novel by Japan's best-known samurai novelist Shuhei Fujisawa (Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade) is a touching story about love and friendship, set against a backdrop of beautiful cinematography.
Notes
- Related titles:
- Bunshiro and Fuku | Semishigure (NHK / 2003)
Cast
- Somegoro Ichikawa - Maki
- Yoshino Kimura - Fuku
- Koji Imada - Shimazaki Yonosuke
- Ryo Fukawa - Kowada Ippei
- Mieko Harada - Tose
- Ken Ogata - Maki Sukezaemon
- Takuya Ishida
- Aimi Satsukawa - Fuku, childfood
- Masahiro Hisano
- Yukihiro Iwabuchi
- Hisahiro Ogura - Koyanagi Kanpei
- Ryo Tamura - Tojiro
- Ritsuko Enomoto
- Eriko Watanabe
- Sachie Hara
- Yasuo Daichi
- Akira Emoto
- Yasunari Takeshima
- Akaji Maro
- Meikyo Yamada
- Eriko Moriwaki
