Most Americans will likely get here because of the rise in popularity of the fantastic soundtrack for this movie done by Yuji Ohno (of Lupin the 3rd fame.) I thought…

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan’s greatest Samurai, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge…

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He’s sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan’s most powerful clan leader. He’s also challenged to…

Takeo, a capricious wife from Tokyo high-society, is bored by her dull husband, a quiet and reliable company executive raised in the country (Shin Saburi) After a crisis, she understands…