Kakekomi

Kakekomi is a 2015 Japanese jidaigeki drama film directed by Masato Harada. It was released in Japan on May 16, 2015.

Cast

Yo Oizumi as Shinjirō Nakamura
Erika Toda as Jogo
Hikari Mitsushima as Ogin
Rina Uchiyama as Yū Togasaki
Hana Hizuki as Hōshūni
Midoriko Kimura as Okatsu
Katsumi Kiba as Rihei
Katsuo Nakamura as Kaze no Kinbei
Tsutomu Yamazaki as Kyokutei Bakin

Production

Kakekomi's screenplay was based on the novel Tokeiji Hanadayori by Hisashi Inoue.
The film was shot at Engyō-ji Temple in Himeji. Director Masato Harada first saw the location while filming The Last Samurai.

Reception

On its opening weekend the film grossed at the Japanese box office. Zahraa Mubarak of 'High on Films' Website called Kakekomi "a shocking and intense experience" in her of the film.