Film Festival 2025
Combining the classic themes of samurai films with modern questions of honor and morality, beloved filmmaker Kazuya Shiraishi's Edo-period drama follows a wandering ronin as he faces betrayal and revenge, all building to a pulse-pounding finale.
film details
| Director: | Kazuya Shiraishi |
| Producers: | Satoshi Akagi, Yukiko Tanigawa |
| Screenwriter: | Masato Kato |
| Cinematographers: | Jun Fukumoto |
| Editor: | Kazuya Shiraishi |
| Music: | Umitaro Abe |
| Cast: | Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kaya Kiyohara, Taishi Nakagawa, Kyoko Koizumi, Takumi Saitoh |
| Original Language Title: | Gobangiri (碁盤斬り) |
| Country: | Japan |
| Language: | In Japanese with English subtitles |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Running Time: | 129 minutes |
| Director Filmography: | The Blood of Wolves II (2021), Sea of Revival (2019), The Blood of Wolves (2018), Birds Without Names (2017) The Devil’s Path (2013) |
| Awards: | Black Dragon Audience Award, Udine Far East Film Festival |
| Primary Company: | Film Movement |
| Contact Email: | erin@filmmovement.com |