Bushidô Sixteen (2010)

Kaori (Narumi Riko) is a intense kendo fighter who has been training since she was young. Sanae (Kitano Kie) is a girl who has only participated in kendo casually, but somehow manages to ... See full summary »

Director:

Tomoyuki Furumaya

Writers:

Tetsuya Honda (based on the novel by), Toshiya Ôno (screenplay)

Stars:

Riko Narumi, Kii Kitano, Kaori Abe

Cast

Credited cast:
Riko Narumi	...	Kaori Isoyama
Kii Kitano	...	Sanae Nishogi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kaori Abe
Moe Arai	...	Satsuki Tamura
Haru	...	Midoriko Nishogi
Keisuke Horibe	...	Ryuzo Koshiba
Hideo Ishiguro	...	Kazuharu Isoyama
Itsuji Itao	...	Hajime Komoto
Kento Kaku	...	Takumi Oka
Hiro Komura	...	Keiko Nishogi
Shigemitsu Ogi	...	Kensuke Isoyama
Koto Takagi	...	Yukari Murahama
Miki Takahashi
Rio Yamashita	...	Kozue Hisano

Storyline

Kaori (Narumi Riko) is a intense kendo fighter who has been training since she was young. Sanae (Kitano Kie) is a girl who has only participated in kendo casually, but somehow manages to beat Kaori in the final tournament of junior high school. Although Sanae doesn't particularly care about it, Kaori holds a grudge, setting up a rivalry that bleeds over into high school.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

24 April 2010 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Bushidô Sixteen

Filming Locations:

Yamaguchi, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

IMJ Entertainment, Wowow Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Vignettes About Life

If you do not speak Japanese, you may have trouble following these 5 short films, as the subtitles are not very good. However, once you begin to watch these stories of a student reading a play, another learning the art of tea making, another losing bad in a baseball game (its hard to hit a ball with a tennis racquet that has no net!), the films have a certain rhythm that is very pleasing. The last two vignettes, wherein Kie Kitano by trial and error tries to cook like her late mother, making innumerable omelets till she gets it right and Riko Narumi tries to shoot Kato, a guy she likes, with a special arrow that will make him love her, are wonderful little slices of life. If there is supposed to be a unifying theme to all this, I would guess its about finding your way, your acceptance in the world. Any series of films with both Kie Kitano and Riko Narumi in them is worth watching, they are both very interesting young actresses. So, not great, but worthwhile in understanding what it important in life, especially among young people in Japan.