Date: December 18, 1999

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Drama, History, Thriller

Length: 1h 40min

User Score: 65.6%

Description: Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.