一命 – Ichimei (original title)
18 | 2h 8min | Drama | Japan
Director: Takashi Miike
Writers: Kikumi Yamagishi (screenplay), Yasuhiko Takiguchi (novel)
Stars: Kôji Yakusho, Munetaka Aoki, Naoto Takenaka
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
Swashbuckling.