Samurai Trilogy (Yoji Yamada) Collection
A series of Samurai films from director Yoji Yamada
The Twilight Samurai
2002
7.8
Japanese
たそがれ清兵衛
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
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The Hidden Blade
2004
7.4
Japanese
隠し剣 鬼の爪
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.
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Love and Honor
2006
7.5
Japanese
武士の一分
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.
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