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The Silent Sword: Loyalty and Honor

2008 · 124 min History Drama
8.5 / 10 · TMDB

Keinosuke (Masakazu Tamura) is a ronin (wandering samurai) who lives on the streets although he is a nobleman. There’s just one woman in this world that he loves, Shiho (Emi Wakui) but when he meets her again, she is already someone else’s wife. Her husband is a key person in the Chushingura incident. Love reignites between Keinosuke and Shiho but they get caught up in the spiral of fate of the Chushingura incident...

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Original Title 忠臣蔵 音無しの剣
Year 2008
Country Japan
Genre History, Drama
Director Hajime Hashimoto
Runtime 124 min.
Rating TMDB: 8.5/10 (2 votes)

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The film elegantly bridges the gap between a grand historical epic and an intimate romance, portraying personal destiny ensnared by the wheels of history. Its restrained, almost painterly visual style underscores the pervasive sense of fatalism that guides every action.

What lingers after the final frame is not the familiar tale of loyalty, but its profound human cost—a quiet tragedy where honor and passion are two sides of the same sharp blade. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Hajime Hashimoto

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