Release Date
November 2, 2002
Director
Yôji Yamada
Writers
Shûhei Fujisawa ... (novels), Yôji Yamada ... (screenplay) And, Yoshitaka Asama ... (screenplay) (in alphabetical order)
Producers
Hiroshi Fukazawa ... Producer, Ichirô Yamamoto ... Producer, Motoyuki Oka ... Executive Producer, Nobuyoshi Ôtani ... Executive Producer, Shigehiro Nakagawa ... Producer, Tetsuo Kan ... Executive Producer, Tomiyasu Ishikawa ... Executive Producer, Tomoo Miyakawa ... Executive Producer, Toshio Ogiwara ... Executive Producer (in alphabetical order)
Genres
Drama, History, Romance
Synopsis
As the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.