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Love and Honor

Original title: Bushi no ichibun
  • 2006
  • PG-13
  • 2h 2m
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7.7/10
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Love and Honor (2006)
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A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.

  • Director
    • Yôji Yamada
  • Writers
    • Shûhei Fujisawa
    • Yôji Yamada
    • Emiko Hiramatsu
  • Stars
    • Takuya Kimura
    • Rei Dan
    • Mitsugorô Bandô
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    4.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Shûhei Fujisawa
      • Yôji Yamada
      • Emiko Hiramatsu
    • Stars
      • Takuya Kimura
      • Rei Dan
      • Mitsugorô Bandô
    • 14User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 15 wins & 16 nominations

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    Takuya Kimura in Love and Honor (2006)
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    Takuya Kimura, Takashi Sasano, and Rei Dan in Love and Honor (2006)
    Rei Dan in Love and Honor (2006)
    Takuya Kimura in Love and Honor (2006)
    Takuya Kimura in Love and Honor (2006)
    Takuya Kimura and Mitsugorô Bandô in Love and Honor (2006)
    Takuya Kimura and Rei Dan in Love and Honor (2006)
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    Takuya Kimura
    Takuya Kimura
    • Shinnojo Mimura
    Rei Dan
    Rei Dan
    • Kayo Mimura
    Mitsugorô Bandô
    • Toya Shimada
    Takashi Sasano
    • Tokuhei
    Kaori Momoi
    Kaori Momoi
    • Ine Hatano
    Nenji Kobayashi
    • Sakunosuke Higuchi
    Ken Ogata
    Ken Ogata
    • Shinnojo's fencing instructor
    Makoto Akatsuka
    Toshiki Ayata
    • Kanjuro Takigawa
    Z. Charles Bolton
    • Man B
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Duncan Brannan
    Duncan Brannan
    • Hori
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • …
    Cole Brown
    Cole Brown
    • Sensei
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Chris Burnett
    • Shinsuke
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Colleen Clinkenbeard
    Colleen Clinkenbeard
    • Kayo Mimura
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Justin Cook
    Justin Cook
    • Noge
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Yasuo Daichi
    R. Bruce Elliott
    R. Bruce Elliott
    • Tokuhei
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Kenny Green
    Kenny Green
    • Togo
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • Yôji Yamada
    • Writers
      • Shûhei Fujisawa
      • Yôji Yamada
      • Emiko Hiramatsu
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    • Trivia
      In the film it is mentioned repeatedly that the main character of Shinnojo Miura receives a yearly stipend of 30 koku. During the Edo period of Japan a koku was a unit of measure that had the equivalent of one year's worth of rice for a person (approx. 150 kg). For a samurai 30 koku was a small salary and Shinnojo was thus of a low level. Incidentally, the title character from another of Yôji Yamada's films The Twilight Samurai (2002) also receives a 30 koku stipend after having 20 koku deducted from his 50 koku salary to pay for his recently deceased wife's funeral.
    • Goofs
      It is not stated why, when blinded, he could not continue with his food tasting role, for which sight is not required.
    • Quotes

      Shinnojo Mimura: Be resolved you will both die. In that lies victory. Life lies in resolve for death.

    • Connections
      Follows The Twilight Samurai (2002)

    User reviews14

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    10/10
    Touching Samurai Story
    Yoji Yamada's appropriately dubbed 'Love and Honor' is a samurai's story of just that; Takuya Kimura is Mimura, a samurai who is used to test food for poisoning by eating it in order to prevent the lord of his clan from being poisoned. Mimura becomes blind after being fed an off-season food that can become poisonous if not prepared properly. Unable to provide for himself, Mimura becomes suicidal. His loving wife Kayo declares her support for him, offering to follow him into death. Mimura is convinced to continue on living, but with Mimura unable to provide for he and his family, his wife is left to find a way to support them. In this classic tale of love and honor, follow a blind man's struggles to find peace of mind as he tries to follow his samurai code.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 2007 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official site (United States)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Danh Dự Người Võ Sĩ
    • Filming locations
      • Osaka, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)
      • Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
      • J Dream
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $60,910
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,234
      • May 4, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $33,755,574
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 2 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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