Tokai Bijoden (1937)

Tokai Bijoden 1937 / 東海美女伝’ 1937 / Tōkai bijo-den , The Woman Aiming for the Shogun , Tôkai Bijoden

A man attacks the shogun, but does not succeed in his assassination attempt. He flees to the mountains and hides in a shed. There he finds an old man and a girl. The latter is the daughter of Shogun’s former wife and also has revenge on her mind. The former is also connected to the castle. Separately a girl lives at the shogun’s castle and believes in god. (letterboxd)