After the Rain (Japan, 1999)

Ihei Misawa and his wife Tayo, stranded by rains at a country inn, bring a great deal of happiness to the other residents of the inn by means of Ihei's generosity and good spirit. Ihei is a masterless samurai and fencing expert. Ihei comes to the attention of Lord Shigeaki, who hires him as fencing instructor for Lord Shigeaki's men. But Ihei's expertise causes friction and jealousy in Shigeaki's castle and his future there comes into doubt.

After the Rain is based on the last script ever written by Akira Kurosawa, and with this one he chose to tell a simple story about a ronin and his wife and how they cope with being poor. A type of feel-good movie, not many bad guys, not exactly a plot with twists and turns, but nonetheless a film that deserves your time.

Genre: Drama