The story is set in the 1880s in Hokkaido, Japan. Jubei Kamata (Ken Watanabe), an Edo shogun, murders many. In Kyoto, his name is well-known. Jubei vanishes just as the war at Goryoukaku is about to end. Jubei now lives in relative tranquility with his child after ten years. He struggles to make ends meet. Protecting his dead wife's grave, Jubei has resolved never to pick up a sword again, but poverty forces him to do so. Jubei decides to work as a bounty hunter.
Read full
The story is set in the 1880s in Hokkaido, Japan. Jubei Kamata (Ken Watanabe), an Edo shogun, murders many. In Kyoto, his name is well-known. Jubei vanishes just as the war at Goryoukaku is about to end. Jubei now lives in relative tranquility with his child after ten years. He struggles to make ends meet. Protecting his dead wife's grave, Jubei has resolved never to pick up a sword again, but poverty forces him to do so. Jubei decides to work as a bounty hunter.
Discussion