Synopsis
Love and Honor (武士の一分, 2006) is a Japanese drama from Yoji Yamada that you can watch online on iFILM. Shinnojo Mimura is a low-ranking samurai whose job is to taste his lord's food for poison.
One day a badly prepared dish of sashimi takes his eyesight for good. His dream of opening a fencing school is gone, and his wife Kayo has to hold the household together. To do it she makes a sacrifice her husband must never learn about — a choice that puts both their marriage and his samurai honor on the line. Takuya Kimura plays the broken swordsman quietly, almost without words.
The closing chapter of Yamada's samurai trilogy, adapted from Shuhei Fujisawa's fiction, lives on intimate drama rather than duels. Don't come expecting Kurosawa-style battles — this is a chamber piece about dignity and forgiveness. One for fans of slow Japanese cinema that pays off in its final scene. Stream Love and Honor (2006) online on iFILM.
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