Souls in the Moonlight II
This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and times of bloodthirsty samurai, Tsukue Ryunosuke. Blinded in an explosion and further injured from a fall, the master swordsman is taken in by Otoyo, a woman who falls in love with him. Under Otoyo’s dedicated care, Ryunosuke’s physical and emotional wounds seem to heal. However, deep inside, the demons that drive him to kill yearn to resurface. Meanwhile he is being pursued by Utsugi Hyoma, a young samurai seeking to avenge his brother’s death at Tsukue’s hands. Hyoma is being aided along the way by the clever thief Shichibei.
Year: 1958
Studio: Toei Company
Director: Tomu Uchida
Cast: Chiezō Kataoka, Michiyo Kogure, Yumiko Hasegawa, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Kunio Kaga, Kotaro Satomi
Crew: Hiroshi Ookawa (Producer), Tomu Uchida (Director), Jun'ichirô Tamaki (Production Design), Kaizan Nakazato (Novel), Katsuhito Inomata (Screenplay), Eizaburo Shiba (Screenplay)
Runtime: 105 minutes
Release: Apr 20, 1958
IMDb: 6.60/10 by 5 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword : samurai
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