Drifting Clouds

Year: 1982

Runtime: 91 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Mori Masaki

ComedyAnimation

Retired samurai Kumosuke leads a lazy existence in Edo with his wife, son Shinnosuke and infant daughter Ohana, pretending to run a courier service while mostly smoking, drinking sake and pursuing women. His routine is shattered when a Shinsengumi squad under the young swordsman Ichimonji Hyougo arrives, compelling Kumosuke to pick up his sword and defend his family.

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