IMDb: 7.6
2021
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror
Documentary, History
碁盤斬り
Kakunoshin Yanagida (Tsuyoshi Kusanagi) was a samurai, but he was forced out of the Han due to a false accusation. He then lived in poverty with his daughter Kinu (Kaya Kiyohara). Despite being poor, he never gave up his pride and honor that he held as a samurai. Even when playing the board game Go, which is his hobby, he always plays in a fair manner. Because of a case, the truth behind the false accusation is revealed. Kakunoshin Yanagida is shaken and filled with rage. He decides to take revenge, even if it means he will be torn from his daughter.
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi
Genre: Drama, History
Cast: Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Kaya Kiyohara, Jun Kunimura, Taishi Nakagawa, Eita Okuno, Takuma Otoo, Masachika Ichimura, Takumi Saitoh, Kyoko Koizumi
