Runin: Banished (2005)

Cast

Credited cast:
	Mariya Ito	...	Kacho
	Makoto Kakeda
	Keiko Matsuzaka	...	Toyogiku
	Jinpachi Nezu	...	Inaba
	Kazuhiro Nishijima	...	Kisaburo
	Eiji Okuda	...	Kinjiro
	Mayu Ozawa	...	Ochiyo

Storyline

In 1838, on the penal colony of Hachijo Island, the ex-courtesan Toyogiku, convicted of arson in the capital, holds court over a motley assembly of criminals and corrupt officials. There are neither cells nor guards, and the only rule is that everyone is on their own to survive. Toyogiku herself exploits the only currency available for her use: her own sexuality, in give-and-take bargaining reducing life to the absolute essentials - essentials fueled with simmering, unreleased passions. Hatred, desire, love, life and death, the joy and sorrow of being alive: human drama unfolds in the harshest of atmospheres on this solitary island in a distant sea. This marks the 2nd Directorial effort of Eiji Okuda, who won several awards internationally (A total of 8 awards including the 17th Paris Film Festival, Thessaloniki, AFI Film Festival 2002) for his first film 'Shoujyo - an adolescent'... Written by Mark Uono  

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