A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.
Acting
Takuya Kimura's restrained rage as a blinded samurai.
Direction
Yoji Yamada finds beauty in humiliation and small rooms.
Costume
The white kimono scene—devastating visual storytelling.
Director
Yoji Yamada
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Takuya Kimura trained blindfolded for months; the food-poisoning scene was one continuous take.
Final film in Yamada's 'Samurai Trilogy'—each explores bushido's collapse through domestic crisis, not battlefield glory.
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