Souls in the Moonlight II
105 mins
This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and times of bloodthirsty samurai, Tsukue Ryunosuke. Blinded in an explosion and further injured from a fall, the master swordsman is taken in by Otoyo, a woman who falls in love with him. Under Otoyo’s dedicated care, Ryunosuke’s physical and emotional wounds seem to heal. However, deep inside, the demons that drive him to kill yearn to resurface. Meanwhile he is being pursued by Utsugi Hyoma, a young samurai seeking to avenge his brother’s death at Tsukue’s hands. Hyoma is being aided along the way by the clever thief Shichibei.
Yoshiharu Ueki
Kuratao / Ichitaro
Akitake Kōno
Momozo Zenriki
Bokuzen Hidari
Doan
Akira Kishii
Yohachi
Katsuya Ishimaru
Yohei
Hiroshi Ookawa
Producer
Eizaburo Shiba
Screenplay
Minoru Miki
Director of Photography
Katsuhito Inomata
Screenplay
Kaizan Nakazato
Novel
Takatoshi Suzuki
Art Direction
Shintarō Miyamoto
Editor
Minoru Akita
Set Decoration
Jun'ichirô Tamaki
Production Design
Gô Mikami
Costume Design
Shumei Onishi
Assistant Director
Shiro Fukai
Original Music Composer