必死剣 鳥刺し
A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed to return to his clan after only one year of imprisonment. Following his return, Kanemi is faced with the death of his wife, Mutsue. Thereafter, Kanemi lives with and cares for his wife's niece, Satoo, who has secret affections for Kanemi and expresses them by helping change his bleak outlook on life. Meanwhile, Kanemi's develops his unique "bird-catching" sword technique which he will soon put to test in battle for the first time against the fearsome swordsman, Hayatonosho Obiya.
- Genre: Action, Thriller, Romantik
- Land: Japan
- Direktör: 平山秀幸
- Aktör: 豊川悦司, 池脇千鶴, 吉川晃司, つまみ枝豆, 福田転球, Mitsutoshi Gotô, Yudai Ishiyama, Hana Kino, 岸部一徳, Tôru Kizu, 小日向文世, Ken Maeda, 村上淳, 村杉蝉之介, 関めぐみ, 俊藤光利, Kazuya Takahashi, Koinoborou Takigawa, Sogen Tanaka, Bunmei Tobayama, 戸田菜穂,
