With “Killing”, Tsukamoto returns to the question of the meaning of death and the question of the true value of life. While in “Fires on the Plain”, Tsukamoto’s previous narrative, he approached these questions in a more macroscopic and indirect fashion, “Killing” is set to provide a more subjective perspective on these questions.
“Killing” is screening at the
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019
Even though Mokunoshin Tsuzuki (Sousuke Ikematsu), one of the many wandering ronin the long-lasting peace in the 19th century created, is on his way to Edo to prove his worth, he finds himself aiding a local farming community in return for food and lodging. Besides slogging in rice paddies, Mokunoshin maintains his swordsmanship skills, by regularly sparring with Ichisuke (Ryusei Maeda), the son of the family who lodges him.
While Yu (Yu Aoi), Ichisuke’s sister, silently condemns the sparring and the influence it has on her brother,...
“Killing” is screening at the
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019
Even though Mokunoshin Tsuzuki (Sousuke Ikematsu), one of the many wandering ronin the long-lasting peace in the 19th century created, is on his way to Edo to prove his worth, he finds himself aiding a local farming community in return for food and lodging. Besides slogging in rice paddies, Mokunoshin maintains his swordsmanship skills, by regularly sparring with Ichisuke (Ryusei Maeda), the son of the family who lodges him.
While Yu (Yu Aoi), Ichisuke’s sister, silently condemns the sparring and the influence it has on her brother,...
- 1/28/2019
- by Pieter-Jan Van Haecke
- AsianMoviePulse
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