An award winning masterpiece of sacrifice and devotion Love and Honour weaves a timeless tale set in the waning days of feudal Japan. Directed by Academy Award'' nominee Yoji Yamada (The Twilight Samurai) and starring Takuya Kimura (2046) Love and Honour depicts the emotional intensity of an age when respect was more valuable than riches and love cut more truly than any sword. Shinnojo Mimura is a samurai sharing a hand to mouth existence with his beautiful wife Kayo. Frustrated by his lowly status within the castle ranks Shinnojo dreams of better days instructing... children in the way of the sword. But destiny it would seem has other plans... A freak accident takes the warrior's sight leaving Shinnojo cursed. Losing his status and pride his hopes and dreams and even himself to this life of eternal darkness only one path lies open for Shinnojo: That of the true and noble samurai. Love and Honour - Tale of the fallen samurai.. [show more]
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Yoji Yamada directs this Japanese period drama, which focuses on the relationship between young samurai Shinnojo (Takuya Kimura) and his wife Kayo (Rei Dan). When Shinnojo goes blind after eating some tainted sashimi while working as a food taster for a feudal lord, Kayo makes the ultimate sacrifice in order to assure that her husband will receive the support he needs. When he finds out that Kayo has been dishonoured by high-ranking samurai Toya Shimada (Mitsugoro Bando), Shinnojo undertakes to renew his swordsman skills despite his blindness, and avenge the wrongs inflicted on his loyal and devoted wife.
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