Plots(1)
Shinbei is exiled from his clan for investigating its activities too closely. Eight years later, when Shinbei’s dying wife pleads with him to go to help his former best friend, Umeme, he returns to the clan. Infighting has produced turmoil within the clan, allowing Shinbei to discover the truth behind incidents involving his wife and his friend. Confronting Umeme, he understands the reason for his wife’s last wish. (Montreal World Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![岡田准一](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/537/158537604_d89743.jpg)
岡田准一
Japan
Best movies:
Romantic Prelude (2009)
Insight Into the Universe (2012)
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
![黒木華](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/027/168027590_wo1cwn.jpg)
黒木華
Japan
Best movies:
Wolf Children (2012)
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
Every Day a Good Day (2018)
![Hidetoshi Nishijima](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/626/166626481_2595d6.jpg)
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Japan
Best movies:
The Wind Rises (2013)
Dolls (2002)
Vacation (2007)
![Hirofumi Arai](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/354/162354705_139018.png)
Hirofumi Arai
Japan
Best movies:
Confessions (2010)
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish (2003)
Go (2001)
![Kyoko Yoshine](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/764/166764658_389b6b.jpg)
Kyoko Yoshine
Japan
![Kumiko Aso](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/230/164230496_33b6e4.jpg)
Kumiko Aso
Japan
Best movies:
Wolf Children (2012)
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
Romantic Prelude (2009)
![Sosuke Ikematsu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/350/167350969_bc1911.jpg)
Sosuke Ikematsu
Japan
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
Shoplifters (2018)
After the Storm (2016)
![Junko Fuji](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/507/159507145_0200be.jpg)
Junko Fuji
Japan
Best movies:
The Thirteen Assassins (1963)
Summer Wars (2009)
Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills (2008)
![Dai Watanabe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/614/166614118_9a446c.jpg)
Dai Watanabe
Japan
Best movies:
Insight Into the Universe (2012)
Crows-Zero (2007)
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
![Taro Suruga](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/314/168314156_851klt.jpg)
Taro Suruga
Japan
Best movies:
Her Love Boils Bathwater (2016)
The Eternal Zero (2013)
The Girl in the Sun (2013)
![Eiji Okuda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/010/169010296_hufch3.jpg)
Eiji Okuda
Japan
Best movies:
Rurouni Kenshin (2012)
Be Sure to Share (2009)
If Cats Disappeared from the World (2016)
Naoto Ogata
Japan
Best movies: