Synopsis
On a snowy winter night, a samurai duel ends in bloodshed when young Kikunosuke (NAGAO Kento) raises the severed head of his opponent, declaring he has successfully avenged his father’s death. News of the gruesome killing spreads, and 18 months later, a provincial samurai named Soichirō (EMOTO Tasuku) travels to Edo to investigate the truth behind the incident, ending up at the kabuki theatre where the murder took place. How could Kikunosuke, a kind-hearted man with no history of violence, commit such a brutal act? And why was he at the theatre in the first place? Based on NAGAI Sayako's award-winning novel, Samurai Vengeance transforms a classic quest for retribution into an absorbing mystery full of shifting perspectives and hidden truths.