Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his dearest friend.
samurai
based on novel or book
sword fight
revenge
honor
period drama
historical
caste system
jidaigeki
edo period
social class
feudal japan
bushi
bakumatsu