Notes, Trailer and Images from Manga Adaptation Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: gassoh.jp (Japan)
Theatrical poster. Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co. © 2015 Hinako Sugiura · MS. HS / Gassoh (??), the manga masterpiece by the late Hinako Sugiura, has been made into a live-action film starring Yuya Yagira (NOBODY KNOWS, UNFORGIVEN) and Koji Seto (RUNWAY BEAT). The Tokugawa Shogunate is nearing an end in the late 18th century, and the fate of three youthful samurai who have become involved in the Shougitai`s Battle of Ueno will be decided... Synopsis It is 1868, the fourth year of the Keiou era. The Tokugawa Shogunate is ending, after a period of dominance that continued for 300 years. Goku (Yuya Yagira) suddenly breaks off his marriage engagement with the younger sister of Teijirou (Amane Okuyama). Teijirou becomes outraged when he learns of this, and heads off in pursuit of Goku, until they reencounter their friend since childhood, Masanosuke (Koji Seto). When Goku discovers that Masanosuke has been driven out of his family home, Goku encourages him to join their Shougitai resistance movement. When these three lifelong friends are reunited, their destinies are catapulted into extreme directions... Credits Japanese Theatrical Release: September 26, 2015 Running Time: 87 Minutes Cast Goku Akitsu: Yuya Yagira Masanosuke Yoshimori: Koji Seto Teijiro Fukuhara: Amane Okayama Joe Odagiri Mugi Kadowaki Minami Sakurai Kai Inowaki Yuko Takayama Reiko Fujiwara Daisuke Ryu Rie Minemura Mantaro Koichi Lily Staff Director: Tatsuo Kobayashi Original: Gassoh by Hinako Sugiura (Seirindo Books, 1983) Screenplay: Aya Watanabe Narration: Kahimi Karie Music: ASA-CHANG & Junrei Production: Shochiku Planning: Shochiku Studio Distributor: Shochiku Media Division © 2015 Hinako Sugiura · MS. HS / "Gassoh" Film Partners
Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co. © 2015 Hinako Sugiura · MS. HS / 
Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co. © 2015 Hinako Sugiura · MS. HS / 
Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co. © 2015 Hinako Sugiura · MS. HS / 
Photo courtesy of Shochiku Co. © 2015 Hinako Sugiura · MS. HS /