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Director:
Yôji Yamada
Writers:
Shûhei Fujisawa (novel)
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Release Date:
2 November 2007 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
12 wins & 11 nominations more
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Cast

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Takuya Kimura ... Shinnojo Mimura
Rei Dan ... Kayo Mimura
Mitsugoro Bando ... Toya Shimada
Takashi Sasano ... Tokuhei
Kaori Momoi ... Ine Hatano
Nenji Kobayashi ... Sakunosuke Higuchi
Ken Ogata ... Shinnojo's fencing instructor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Makoto Akatsuka
Toshiki Ayata ... Kanjuro Takigawa
Yasuo Daichi
Tokie Hidari
Koen Kondo
Nobuto Okamoto ... Togo Hatano
Hiroko Tai
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Love and Honor (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Germany:121 min (Berlin International Film Festival)
Country:
Japan
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG | Australia:M (2007) | USA:PG-13 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12
Filming Locations:
Osaka, Japan

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Follows Kakushi ken oni no tsume (2004) more

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Touching Samurai Story, 26 June 2008
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Author: Heat6Jones from United States

Yoji Yamada's appropriately dubbed 'Love and Honor' is a samurai's story of just that; Takuya Kimura is Mimura, a samurai who is used to test food for poisoning by eating it in order to prevent the lord of his clan from being poisoned. Mimura becomes blind after being fed an off-season food that can become poisonous if not prepared properly. Unable to provide for himself, Mimura becomes suicidal. His loving wife Kayo declares her support for him, offering to follow him into death. Mimura is convinced to continue on living, but with Mimura unable to provide for he and his family, his wife is left to find a way to support them. In this classic tale of love and honor, follow a blind man's struggles to find peace of mind as he tries to follow his samurai code.

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