Sword of Desperation
必死剣 鳥刺し
Watch sword of desperation Movies2Watch. 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, Romance
- Country: Japan
- Director: Hideyuki Hirayama
- Cast: Etsushi Toyokawa, Chizuru Ikewaki, Koji Kikkawa, Tsumami Edamame, Tenkyû Fukuda, Mitsutoshi Gotô, Yudai Ishiyama, Hana Kino, Ittoku Kishibe, Tôru Kizu, Fumiyo Kohinata, Ken Maeda, Jun Murakami, Seminosuke Murasugi, Megumi Seki, Mitsutoshi Shundo, Kazuya Takahashi, Koinoborou Takigawa, Sogen Tanaka, Bunmei Tobayama, Naho Toda,
