Shinnojo, a low level samurai, lives with his pretty, dutiful and loyal wife Kayo. He has come to find his position in a castle as a food-taster for a feudal lord to be boring and pointless, and talks about opening a kendo school. Before he can act on his dream he becomes ill with a fever after tasting some sashimi made from shell fish, but an investigation reveals that the poisoning was not due to a human conspiracy, but a poor choice of food out of season. After three days he awakes but finds that the toxin from the food has blinded him.
Love and Honor is the last entry in the samurai-trilogy that includes The Twilight Samurai and The Hidden Blade. They're all stand-alone movies, but shares the same goal: telling a great story set in Japan's samurai period, but without having it revolve around fighting. If you're only going to see a few samurai movies in your life, these three movies should be top priority. Highly recommended.
Genre: Drama/Romance
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