“Retired samurai Kumosuke's reckless life and son Shinnosuke's struggle for honor during Japan's 1866 transition.”
Haguregumo
浮浪雲
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Synopsis
Retired samurai Kumosuke's reckless life and son Shinnosuke's struggle for honor during Japan's 1866 transition.
The year is 1866, the twilight of the Tokugawa era. As Japan boldly moves into a new age, one man couldn't possibly care less. That man is Kumosuke Haguregumo, a retired samurai who has since become the town fool. Though he still carries his twin-bladed katana, Kumosuke spends his days smoking, drinking, and womanizing, rarely coming home before dawn. At home, however, wait his wife and two children, Shinnosuke and Ohana, who are constantly troubled by Kumosuke's antics. As Shinnosuke grows older, he begins to understand the world around him. Troubled by his father's reputation, Shinnosuke attempts to live a life of honor, though finding what honor means in a turbulent era is difficult. As Shinnosuke navigates his relationship with his father, countless other warriors struggle to find their place in the ever-changing world.
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Running avg · Nov 2017 → Feb 2025
- 6 “This movie is an interesting product of its time. I found it to be an enjoyable watch. I somehow found it in 1080p, which made its unique artstyle pop even more. Nice colors and composition, even a...”
- 5 “A classic it is not, but it is worth a watch, as it's enjoyably bad. Based on a long running manga series, which started in the seventies and oh yeah, you can tell. The story is of a lackadaisical...”
- 6 “A journey through MadHouse chapter 9: a movie that is about nothing really. At the end of the movie I didn't understand what story it was trying to tell us or what themes it was trying to explore....”
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Madhouse.- Format 1 × 91′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 31m all episodes
- Aired Apr 1982 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated R+ Mild Nudity
- Ref. BS-5386 catalog