A Samurai Chronicle

A retired samurai, living in self-imposed exile, is ordered to tutor a young warrior, the son of his former lord. In the quiet of a mountain house surrounded by cicadas, their daily lessons in swordsmanship and calligraphy become a ritual of atonement. Under the watchful eyes of his wife and daughter, the man slowly reveals to his pupil the truth about a long-buried transgression that forever altered his destiny. The film meticulously examines the weight of honor, duty, and the possibility of forgiveness in a world where the past is a persistent ghost.