1962-09-15 • 2h 15min
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.

Kwaidan

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

The Castle of Sand

High and Low

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

The Driver

Woman in the Dunes

When a Woman Ascends the Stairs

Little Forest: Winter/Spring

The Voice of the Moon

Mad Love

The Intruder

Haze

Sami Blood

Bastards

Mifune

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Utamaro and His Five Women

Exiled

I Am Twenty