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.
13 Assassins
Action, Drama, History, TV Movie
7.0
Zatoichi
Adventure, Drama, Action
7.2
Magistrate of Dice
Action, Drama
0.0
Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido
Drama, Crime, History
0.0
Seven Samurai
Action, Drama
8.5
Young Ruddy Warrior: Nobunaga Oda
Drama, History
0.0
The Hidden Fortress
Drama, Action, Adventure
7.9
Skull Coins
Drama, History
0.0
Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!
Drama, Action, Comedy
0.0
The Radiant Prince
Drama, Romance
0.0
Eight Views of Samurai
Drama, History
6.0
The Scarlet Cherry Lord
Drama
6.0
Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
Drama, Crime, Action
6.0
Kishu Hanshu Yoshimune
TV Movie, History, Drama
0.0
Shadow Hunters
Drama, History, Action
10.0
Akechi Mitsuhide: The man God hated
Drama, History, TV Movie
0.0
The Man from Shimizu
Drama, Comedy
0.0
Rashomon
Crime, Drama, Mystery
8.1
Deadly Professional 2023
Drama, Crime, Action
0.0
Throne of Blood
Drama, History
7.9