Summary: Izo Okada, a ronin (masterless samurai), desperately seeks a way out of his financial straits. He allies himself with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader, Takechi, and imagines that he has come up in the world. But Takechi makes Izo a killer and a puppet, filled with self-loathing and a need to stop Takechi. (imdb)

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AKA: Hitokiri

Genres: Drama, Action

Country: Japan

Directed By: Hideo Gosha

Written By: Shinobu Hashimoto, Ryotaro Shiba

Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Mitsuko Baisho, Yûjirô Ishihara, Shintarô Katsu, Yukio Mishima, Takumi Shinjo

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