Synopsis

This movie is a spectacular portrayal of the history between the Ainu people, and the Japanese based on historical facts from the early Edo period when the Matsumae Domain, which governed what is now Hokkaido, engaged in trade with the Ainu. Kojiro is the son of a Matsumae Domain samurai who vows to avenge his brother’s death and heads to Ezochi. There, he gradually resonates with the spirit and principles of the Ainu.