Mysterious Clouds: Legend of Satomi's Heroic Deed
68 mins
In the first year of Chōroku, Satomi Yoshimi, lord of Takita Castle in Awa, faces defeat by neighboring lord Anzai Kagesuren. As the castle nears collapse, Anzai demands a seed from Yoshimi’s lineage, specifically from his wife, Fushihime. Outraged but facing annihilation, Yoshimi gives Fushihime a string of eight ancestral beads and urges her to escape to loyal retainer Inuda Kobungo. Instead, she goes alone to Anzai, followed by her dog, Hachibo. In a twist, Hachibo attacks and kills Anzai, allowing Fushihime to escape. She later reveals that the beads protected her and predicts that eight warriors bearing these beads will someday defend the Satomi family before passing away. Yoshimi finds one of the beads in Inuzuka Nobuno’s armor and convinces her to serve him. Meanwhile, Baka Daiki, plotting to overthrow Satomi, imprisons Inukawa Shosuke, who tries to intervene, under the watch of vassal Aminen Saomojiro.
Keinosuke Wada
Inukawa Sôsuke
Saburō Bōya
Akaiwa Ikkaku
Hiroshi Ayukawa
Inuta Kobungo
Hiroshi Hayashi
Satomi Yoshimi
Sachiko Tôyama
Fusehime
Sōzaburō Kikuchi
Prison Guard
Yōji Misaki
Sugikura Kisonosuke
Tomohiko Ôtani
Anzai Kagetsura
Yuzo Kaji
Art Direction
Bakin Kyokutei
Novel
Rinji Kawaguchi
Production Manager
Motohiko Itō
Producer
Fumi Chibatane
Assistant Director
Shin Nagata
Editor
Susumu Yamanaka
Director of Photography