Slaughter in the Snow
Overview
In feudal Japan, women are vulnerable, in need of protection, and capable of deception. Jokichi of Mikogami, a drifter, has not yet fully revenged the death of his wife and son. He searches for Kunisada Chuji, who in turn has hired the knife-throwing Windmill Kobunji to kill him. Kobunji and Jokichi meet in the winter, near Sasago Pass, when both have rescued women: Jokichi has saved the lute-playing Oyae whose clan and whose lover want her dead; Kobunji has rescued Oharu, a well-born woman married to an innkeeper. Is this rescue a whim or something deeper? And why does Jokichi become the consumptive Kobunji's protector? What ultimately will Jokichi do about Oyae?
Director
Kazuo Ikehiro
Top Cast
Yoshio Harada
Jokichi of Mikogami
Hajime Araki
Kai Ato
Gen Takamori
Toshio Hosoi
Renji Ishibashi
Kusuo Kita
Akiyoshi Kitaura
Hachiro Misumi
Hirasawa Nabuo
