The ronin, Sako Kanbei has to rescue the beautiful Princess Tsubaki from danger while young samurai of the Numata Clan stand up against their corrupt Chief Retainer and evil clan mistress. Kanbei wants to develop his swordsmanship only for himself, he finds that he has been implicated in a crime and must fight for justice in the ultimate battle to redeem his innocence. The swordplay in this film is reminiscent of the Lone Wolf and Cub series with its brutal and extended action sequences and awesome finale. A powerful motion picture about honor, love and cold steel!
Japanese study overview
Ansatsu Shirei is a Japanese movie of 10,988 characters, with 1,467 unique words and 683 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,467 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 殿Mr.×46
- 姫young lady of noble birth×38
- 官兵衛Kanbee×37
- お主you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)×31
- 私I×29
- 俺I×29
- 者person×24
- 待つto wait×21
- 主馬equerry×20
- 迫井Sakoi×18
- 思うto think×15
- 旦那master (of a house, shop, etc.)×14
- 姫さまprincess×14
- 香坂Kazaka×13
- 土田Tsutaji×11
- 姉君(elder) sister×10
- 椿姫Tsubaki×10
- 城代chamberlain×10
- 嘉平Kahira×9
- 片貝univalve×8