About This Item
Grieved by his wife's attempted suicide, modern-day salaryman Iikura (Kinnosuke Nakamura) turned to centuries' worth of family records for distraction and solace. He'd find that six generations of his forebears (each played by Nakamura, in a bravura effort) faced devastating repercussions for their unwavering adherence to a strict moral code. Tadashi Imai's acclaimed effort also stars Eijiro Tono, Masayuki Mori, Kyoko Kishida, Shinjiro Ehara. AKA InchBushidô Zankoku Monogatari,Inch InchBushido The Cruel Code of the Samurai,Inch InchCruel Story of the Samurai's Way.Inch 123 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack Japanese; Subtitles English; featurettes; theatrical trailer. In Japanese with English subtitles.
