8.0
“Strength Lies In Honor”
Tatara Samurai (2017)
May 20, 20172h 15mJA
5.5
2 votes
Overview
In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
Director
Yoshinari NishikôriWriter
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
N/A
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Production Companies
LawsonAOI Pro.avex picturesThe Asahi ShimbunGMO Internet GroupAOYAMA TRADING
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A young man heeds the call of adventure in Yoshinari Nishikori's Tatara Samurai, leaving his idyllic village to become a soldier. He soon has second thoughts — but violence is coming his way, like it or not, in a movie that sometimes echoes its hero's ambivalence by toying with viewers' expectations of swordslinger cinema. Genre fans should respect the picture if not embrace it wholeheartedly, but history buffs will find something to appreciate as well in this 16th-century tale. Gosuke (Sho Aoyagi) comes from a family of men who make steel. Their village, Tatara, is renowned for the quality…
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