This is the true story of the last officially recorded case of adauchi, when a young man avenged the death of his father by brutally killing the murderers in broad daylight. Samurai revenge killings, or adauchi, was considered a rightful and noble act of honor and virtue.But all that changed abruptly on February 7, 1873, when adauchi became prohibited as part of the Meiji Restoration’s goal to Westernize Japan.
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Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Nao Matsushita, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Kinya Kitaoji, Naho Toda
Crew: Takashi Minamoto (Director), Noriko Gotô (Screenplay), Takashi Minamoto (Screenplay), Akira Yoshimura (Novel), Hajime Mizoguchi (Music)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Media House Sound Design, TV Asahi, Horipro, Toei Studios Kyoto, elevengraphics
Runtime: 120 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 26, 2011
IMDb: 4
Keywords:japan, meiji period
