Trailer
Borrowing the lances
Oyari Haishaku
御鑓拝借
Borrowing the lances
Movie Data
Title: Borrowing the lances
Original title: 御鑓拝借～酔いどれ小籐次留書 Oyari Haishaku - Yoidore Kotoji Tomegaki
Published: 2013
Length: 88 Minuten
Staff
Director: Kazuhiko Shimizu
Script: Yasuhide Saeki (Book), Takeharu Sakurai (TV)
Music: Takashi Hamada
Telefilm
Akame Kotoji, a shabby, middle aged low-ranking samurai is a stableman at the suburban villa of Narushima Michihisa, the feudal lord of the desperately poor Kuju domain. One day, he downs litres of alcohol in a drinking contest and misses sending his lord off as he leaves Edo for Kuju. Released from service for this blunder, Akame becomes a wandering samurai. In the mountains of Hakone, he suddenly appears before the procession of the Wako domain’s feudal lord, whom fencing instructor Furuta Jusaburo serves. Plunging right into the middle of the retinue, Akame snatches away the lance, which is the symbol and prestige of a feudal family, without killing anyone. He goes on to steal lances from other processions. For Furuta, suffering defeat is out of question. To protect his domain and family, he takes it on himself to propose an alliance between the Wako, Fuki and Ushizu domains. With the fate of the feudal families in their hands, they Akame. But what is Akame’s motive?