In the 19th century a woman (Rie Miyazawa) helps a widowed samurai (Hiroyuki Sanada) who must kill a rebellious swordsman.
samurai, childhood sweetheart, daughter, sister, husband, mother, brooding, somber, moving, japan, village, house, countryside, office, first love, honor code, family ties, aging, class distinctions, domestic violence, transformation, love, rivalry, 1860s
Deeply humane... a bittersweet, eloquent tribute to a man who is bent but not crushed beneath the weight of his various competing duties.
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