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Souls in the Moonlight II
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Souls in the Moonlight II

1958-04-20 · 105 min · ★ 6.6

Action · Drama

This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and times of bloodthirsty samurai, Tsukue Ryunosuke. Blinded in an explosion and further injured from a fall, the master swordsman is taken in by Otoyo, a woman who falls in love with him. Under Otoyo’s dedicated care, Ryunosuke’s physical and emotional wounds seem to heal. However, deep inside, the demons that drive him to kill yearn to resurface. Meanwhile he is being pursued by Utsugi Hyoma, a young samurai seeking to avenge his brother’s death at Tsukue’s hands. Hyoma is being aided along the way by the clever thief Shichibei.

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Directors
Tomu Uchida
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Chiezo KataokaChiezo KataokaRyûnosuke Tsukue
Michiyo KogureMichiyo KogureOtoku
Yumiko HasegawaYumiko HasegawaOtoyo
Ryūnosuke TsukigataRyūnosuke TsukigataShichibei
Kunio KagaKunio KagaYonetomo
Kōtarō SatomiKōtarō SatomiShintaro Mochizuki
Isao YamagataIsao YamagataKamio Shuzen
Eijirō KataokaEijirō KataokaKinzo
Yumiko HasegawaYumiko Hasegawa
Satomi OkaSatomi OkaOmatsu
Yoshiharu UekiKuratao / Ichitaro
Harumi UrazatoHarumi UrazatoOkinu
Sadako SawamuraSadako SawamuraOtsuno
Kusuo AbeKusuo AbeKanbei Utabe
Akitake KōnoAkitake KōnoMomozo Zenriki
Bokuzen HidariBokuzen HidariDoan
Ryōsuke KagawaRyōsuke KagawaMochizuki Sobei
Akira KishiiYohachi
Kinnosuke NakamuraKinnosuke NakamuraUtsugi Hyoma
Chiyonosuke AzumaChiyonosuke AzumaKomai Noto-no-kami

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