The Blazing Sword
燃えよ剣
Watch the blazing sword on 123Movies. Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo and the Shinsengumi. Hijikata Toshizo is a samurai eager to test his skills and sword and make his first kill. The dojo he belongs to practices the Tennen Rishin style and teaches this to farmers. Not considered real samurai by other dojo, they receive a request for a duel by a rival dojo practicing the Kogen Itto style. Sohaku Rokusha, a teacher there, challenges them and fights with Hijikata Toshizo. The outcome of the fight creates a deadly animosity between them that lasts through the ages.
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- Country: Japan
- Director: Hirokazu Ichimura
- Cast: Asahi Kurizuka, Shunya Wazaki, Hidehiko Ishikura, Tetsuko Kobayashi, Keiji Takamiya, Takaya Uesugi, Shinji Takano, Bin Amatsu, Ryōhei Uchida, Jotaro Togami, Takayuki Akutagawa, Hiroshi Shingûji, Satoru Nishida, Sōnosuke Oda, Jun Kashima, Wakako Kunitomo, Tadayuki Okamoto, Teruo Sudo, Shinpachi Kura, Ken Izumi, Yasuhiro Minakami,
