The read
A Balasaur Score of 84 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 99%, Metacritic 82/100. The highest scoring of the 3 titles in its series.
Synopsis
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects seem to open up when the beautiful Tomoe, a childhood friend, comes back into he and his daughters' life, but as the Japanese feudal system unravels, Seibei is still bound by the code of honor of the samurai and by his own sense of social precedence. How can he find a way to do what is best for those he loves?
Ratings
IMDb8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes99%
Metacritic82/100
374 audience votes
Key crew
- Yoshitaka AsamaScreenplay
- Isao TomitaOriginal Music Composer
- Yoji YamadaScreenplay
- Yoji YamadaDirector
Cast
- Hiroyuki SanadaSeibei Iguchi
- Rie MiyazawaTomoe Iinuma
- Nenji KobayashiChoubei Kusaka
- Mitsuru FukikoshiMichinojo Iinuma
- Min TanakaZenemon Yogo
- Ren OsugiToyotaro Koda
- Hiroshi KanbeNaota
- Miki ItoKayano Iguchi
- Ito SenbaIto Iguchi
- Keiko KishiOlder Ito Iguchi
- Reiko KusamuraKinu Iguchi
- Tetsuro TambaTozaemon Iguchi
Stills
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Themes
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