The first official trailer is finally here for director Motoki Katsuhide’s latest, Inemuri Iwane, headed for Japan screens on May 17 from Shochiku. The film takes its cues from Saeki Yasuhide’s Futaba Bunko novel series and its three-volume NHK TV series follow-up.
The film centers on Matsuzaka Tori (The Blood Of Wolves, Sanada 10 Braves) in the role of Iwane, his two friends, Kinpei and Shinnosuke, all who train at the same dojo, and Kinpei’s younger sisters, Shinnosuke’s wife, Mai, and Iwane’s fianceè, Mao. Blood begets blood when Kinpei kills Shinnosuke for murdering Mai in a jealous rage, forcing Iwane’s hand in a duel in the wake of an already-decimated brotherhood.
The film was adapted for the screen by Fujimoto Yuki and also stars Emoto Tasuku, Sugino Yosuke, Yoshine Kyoko and Miyashita Kanako among the cast.
