
Souls in the Moonlight II
Action · Drama
Overview
This is the second installment of the trilogy based on Japan’s greatest novel “The Great Bodhisattva Pass”, following the life and times of bloodthirsty samurai, Tsukue Ryunosuke. Blinded in an explosion and further injured from a fall, the master swordsman is taken in by Otoyo, a woman who falls in love with him. Under Otoyo’s dedicated care, Ryunosuke’s physical and emotional wounds seem to heal. However, deep inside, the demons that drive him to kill yearn to resurface. Meanwhile he is being pursued by Utsugi Hyoma, a young samurai seeking to avenge his brother’s death at Tsukue’s hands. Hyoma is being aided along the way by the clever thief Shichibei.
Top Cast


Chiezo Kataoka
Chiezo Kataoka
Ryûnosuke Tsukue
Chiezo Kataoka
Ryûnosuke Tsukue


Michiyo Kogure
Michiyo Kogure
Otoku
Michiyo Kogure
Otoku


Yumiko Hasegawa
Yumiko Hasegawa
Otoyo
Yumiko Hasegawa
Otoyo


Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Shichibei
Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Shichibei


Kunio Kaga
Kunio Kaga
Yonetomo
Kunio Kaga
Yonetomo


Kōtarō Satomi
Kōtarō Satomi
Shintaro Mochizuki
Kōtarō Satomi
Shintaro Mochizuki


Isao Yamagata
Isao Yamagata
Kamio Shuzen
Isao Yamagata
Kamio Shuzen


Eijirō Kataoka
Eijirō Kataoka
Kinzo
Eijirō Kataoka
Kinzo


Yumiko Hasegawa
Yumiko Hasegawa
Yumiko Hasegawa


Satomi Oka
Satomi Oka
Omatsu
Satomi Oka
Omatsu
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