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The Abandoned Swords

Directed by Sadatsugu Matsuda

Starring Chiyonosuke Azuma, Kinnosuke Nakamura

Best friends Gentaro and Sanpei become fateful enemies when Sanpei steals a secret document revealing the identity of the chosen successor to the Tokugawa Shogun. Gentaro of the Owari clan sets out to retrieve the invaluable document.