Young Swordsman
This Japanese action-adventure is set in the 17th century when all forms of swordplay were banned. One fighter, an excellent swordsman believes the law is unfair. His brother keeps his opinions about the law to himself. The swordsman vents his frustration by cutting off the thumbs of an enemy. The fighter is then banished. To live, he becomes a thief. To restore the family's lost honor, the other brother is forced to challenge the fighter to a duel.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Matsumoto Hakuō II, Hiroyuki Nagato, Junko Ikeuchi, Yuki Nakagawa, Nami Tamura, Masao Shimizu, Ryōsuke Kagawa, Bokuzen Hidari, Kōji Mitsui, Ichirō Nakatani, Kiyoshi Kodama, Ren Yamamoto, Susumu Fujita
Crew: Takeshi Kimura (Screenplay), Ume Takeda (Editor), Kazuo Yamada (Director of Photography), Eiji Yamaguchi (Lighting Technician), Hiroshi Ueda (Art Direction)