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A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.
- Awards
- 15 wins & 16 nominations total
Z. Charles Bolton
- Man B
- (English version)
- (voice)
Duncan Brannan
- Hori
- (English version)
- (voice)
- …
Cole Brown
- Sensei
- (English version)
- (voice)
Chris Burnett
- Shinsuke
- (English version)
- (voice)
Colleen Clinkenbeard
- Kayo Mimura
- (English version)
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the film it is mentioned repeatedly that the main character of Shinnojo Miura receives a yearly stipend of 30 koku. During the Edo period of Japan a koku was a unit of measure that had the equivalent of one year's worth of rice for a person (approx. 150 kg). For a samurai 30 koku was a small salary and Shinnojo was thus of a low level. Incidentally, the title character from another of Yôji Yamada's films The Twilight Samurai (2002) also receives a 30 koku stipend after having 20 koku deducted from his 50 koku salary to pay for his recently deceased wife's funeral.
- GoofsIt is not stated why, when blinded, he could not continue with his food tasting role, for which sight is not required.
- Quotes
Shinnojo Mimura: Be resolved you will both die. In that lies victory. Life lies in resolve for death.
- ConnectionsFollows The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Featured review
Do we need to know everything? Would our lives be better if there were certain things we didn't know? These are matters addressed in this story of a samurai family and life in feudal Japan. It was the duty of certain lower level samurai to taste the food before serving it to the lord of the clan in case it might be poisoned. When Shinnojo Mimura, one of the food tasters, eats some tainted sashimi of an off-season shellfish, he falls ill. After a period of unconsciousness, he awakes to find that he is unable to see. At first, he tries to hide the fact from his deeply loyal wife, Kayo, for fear of worrying her. When she understands that, she protests that she is his wife and it is her duty to worry for her husband. However, when she learns from the doctor, who has withheld the truth from his patient, that this blindness is permanent, she also avoids telling her husband, in order to spare his feelings. There are certain truths that are better for us not to confront. Gossip, however, is another matter. What happens when Mimura learns his wife has been seen in the company of another man? Which is more important, love or honor? That is the dilemma Mimura is faced with in this poignant film. It is a fascinating look at life, duty and honor during the samurai era and well worth watching.
- matchettja
- Nov 4, 2019
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- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Danh Dự Người Võ Sĩ
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $60,910
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,234
- May 4, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $33,755,574
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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