Love and Honor

2006 2h 1m JA

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7.4

SOLID

★7.4TMDB · 99

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Takuya Kimura
Shinnojo Mimura
Rei Dan
Kayo Mimura
Takashi Sasano
Tokuhei
Kaori Momoi
Ine Hatano
Nenji Kobayashi
Sakunosuke Higuchi
Ken Ogata
Magohachiro Kibe
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Toya Shimada
Makoto Akatsuka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Yoji Yamada
Writers: Ichiro Yamamoto, Yoji Yamada, Emiko Hiramatsu
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Samurai Trilogy (Yoji Yamada) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Yoji Yamada, shot by Mutsuo Naganuma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Isao Tomita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Iwao Ishii shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Takuya Kimura and Rei Dan and Takashi Sasano carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0483578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Yoji Yamada directs. Mutsuo Naganuma behind the camera. Isao Tomita scores. Iwao Ishii cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Part of the "Samurai Trilogy (Yoji Yamada) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Yoji Yamada, shot by Mutsuo Naganuma. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Isao Tomita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Iwao Ishii shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Takuya Kimura and Rei Dan and Takashi Sasano carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0483578 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 99 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Classified under 15 themes, including "japan", "samurai", "based on novel or book", "sword fight".