When the brutal Boshin War breaks out in Japan, a group of inmates on death row unite to defend a fortress against the Imperial army.
Direction
Shiraishi stages chaos like a beautiful nightmare you can't look away from.
Practical Effects
Real locations, real weather, real exhaustion on every face.
Acting
Yamada's weary eyes carry 155 minutes of moral weight.
Director
Kazuya Shiraishi
Takayuki Yamada
Masa
Taiga Nakano
Washio Heishirō
Ukon Onoe
Akatan
Riho Sayashi
Natsu
Takara Sakumoto
Noro
Seiji Chihara
Indō
Amane Okayama
Oroshiya
Yuya Matsuura
Sanzu
Hayate Ichinose
Nimaime
Ryota Oyanagi
Tsujigiri
Chikara Motoyama
Old Man
Shuhei Nomura
Irie Kazuma
Shunsuke Tanaka
Mannosuke Arai
Satoru Matsuo
Kogure Soushichi
Fuga Shibazaki
Mizoguchi Naomasa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The fortress location is the actual site of the 1868 Aizu campaign, not a set recreation.
Shiraishi deliberately cast former delinquents and stage actors to capture raw physicality missing in polished jidaigeki stars.
JP
