Snow on the Blades

is a 2014 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Setsurō Wakamatsu. It is based on a short story by Jirō Asada. It was released on September 20, 2014.

Cast

• Kiichi Nakai as Kingo Shimura
• Hiroshi Abe as JÅ«bei Sahashi
• Ryōko Hirosue as Setsu Shimura
• Masahiro Takashima as Shinnosuke Naitō
• Sei Matobu
• Eisaku Yoshida
• Yuria Kizaki
• Masane Tsukayama
• Tatsuya Fuji
• Nakamura Kichiemon II as Naosuke Ii

Reception

The film received four nominations at the 38th Japan Academy Prize: Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Kiichi Nakai), Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Hiroshi Abe), Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction (Fumio Ogawa) and Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording (Osamu Onodera).

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