(八犬伝)

Content: Takizawa Bakin, a popular Edo period author, begins to recount a story he is planning in front of his friend, the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The story is about eight warriors who, each carrying a jewel, gather together as if guided by fate and embark on a harsh journey to fight the curse of the Satomi family. Hokusai is drawn into the story that Bakin is telling, and visits Bakin on various occasions to hear the rest of the story, and a strange relationship between the two begins. The serialization becomes Bakin's life's work, with the idea of ​​"rewarding good and punishing evil in a world where evil is rampant," but after 28 years, as the story finally approaches its climax, Bakin begins to lose his sight. With the completion of the story in doubt, he receives an unexpected proposal from his daughter-in-law. Will the story ever be completed?

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama,

Fantasy,

War

Runtime:

149 minutes

Year:

2024

Directors:

Fumihiko Sori

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Production companies:

Kinoshita Group,

Kino Films,

unfilm

Actors:

Bakin Takizawa

Hokusai Katsushika

Fusehime

Shino Inuzuka

Sousuke Inukawa

Crews:

Director

Novel

Screenplay

Gaffer

Director of Photography