A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the child, now a stable boy, is reunited with his father, but feudal codes threaten their happiness. Uchida’s poignant masterpiece condemns the inflexible class system and launches an indictment of values that favor symbolic objects over human life. The film’s focus is on character rather than swordplay, and charged performances - especially child actor Motoharu Ueki - add to the emotional power.
Tomu Uchida
Director
Shūji Sano
Isuzu Yamada
Motoharu Ueki
Shinobu Chihara
Kenji Susukida
Kokuten Kōdō
Eitarō Shindō
Tsuyako Okajima
Yoshio Yoshida
PASSION63%
カムイ外伝61%
上意討ち 拝領妻始末82%
沙羅双樹65%
RETURN68%
雨あがる73%
Farming62%
虎の尾を踏む男達66%
座頭市64%
御法度65%
Holy Lands61%
極道黒社会67%
Tigertail67%
続宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決闘72%
Family Romance, LLC62%
Hands of Stone66%
血と骨66%
暗殺71%
PiCNiC68%
Skin64%
