At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and annihilated. Bearing the responsibility and shame for this failure is Shimura Kingo, master swordsman and chief of the guard. Forbidden to take his own life in atonement, he is instead tasked with hunting down the remaining assassins; however, fate intervenes and now only one is left. Devoted to his late lord and his duty, he relentlessly pursues the sole remaining assassin for the next thirteen years. But times are changing in Japan and the way of the sword has become outlawed. What does this mean for Kingo?

Directed by: Setsurô Wakamatsu
Written by: Kenzaburô Iida & Hironobu Takamatsu & Yasuo Hasegawa
Release date: 2014-09-20
Runtime: 120 minutes
Tagline: The last of the bodyguards hunts for the final assassin.
Cast:
Kiichi Nakai Kiichi Nakai
Kingo Shimura 
Hiroshi Abe Hiroshi Abe
Jyubei Sahashi 
Kichiemon Nakamura II Kichiemon Nakamura II
Naosuke Ii 
Ryoko Hirosue Ryoko Hirosue
Setsu Shimura 
Masahiro Takashima Masahiro Takashima
Shinnosuke Naito 
Sei Matobu Sei Matobu
Masa 
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Also known as:
  • Snow on The Blades
  • Revenge of The Pomegranate Tree Hill
  • 柘榴坂の仇討