JAPAN 70 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Hikaru Genji, Buddhist Philosophy, Yin And Yang
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Can be a jewel, etc. not necessarily a sword. Stolen by a bad-guy and samurai has to get it back: kazamatsuri: accused of killing guy in clan and steal the sword. Gets employed by clan because of his swordsmanship. Suspicious guy comes in and accuses him of stealing the sword. Kazamatsuri pushes the guy and guy ends up falling into pond and drowns. Kazamatsuri says why did it come to this . Kazamatsuri goes out of his way not to fight because he is so confident of his skill: mizoguchi hanbei: chooses to leave the clan, more developed version of kazamatsuri. One of the two most skilled samurai in the film, along with kazamatsuri. Actively non-violent and believes killing is a sin. Killed man over dumb border-dispute and feels horrible about having killed. Koharu"s father: heishiro inukai, koharu, soundtrack is funny because it is at odds with the visuals.
