Price
- £7.00 Full Price
- £6.00 Concessions
- £5.00 Student Members
Length
- 129
Screening as part of: The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025: "Am I Right? Justice, Justification and Judgement in Japanese Cinema"
YANAGIDA Kakunoshin (KUSANAGI Tsuyoshi) was accused of a crime he did not commit. Having lost his wife and been chased out of his hometown of Hikone, he now lives with his daughter Okinu (KIYOHARA Kaya) as a ronin (unemployed samurai) in a basic tenement house in Edo (now Tokyo). Despite this, Kakunoshin, who is also a highly skilled go player, remains a respectable man, his sincerity reflected not only in his daily life but also in his games of go.
One day, Kakunoshin’s colleagues alert him to the truth behind the false accusation that destroyed his former life and forced his current tragic circumstances upon him. Together, he and his daughter resolve to restore their honour by taking revenge, however many miles and sacrifices it may take.
Directed by JFTFP regular SHIRAISHI Kazuya (Lesson in Murder, JFTFP23; Birds Without Names, JFTFP18), known for his powerful, heavy-hitting approaches to his work, this period drama shines a contemporary light on the genre’s very traditional subject matters. With viciously emotional conflicts of honour and revenge presented both on and off the go board, Bushido is an unmissable new twist on a time-tested genre.
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese (With English subtitles)
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The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025
Am I Right? Justice, Justification and Judgement in Japanese Cinema
The UK’s biggest festival of Japanese cinema, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (JFTFP), is back for its latest and greatest instalment!
In a world where injustice runs rampant, cinematic expressions of justice seem inexhaustible: time and time again, heroic protagonists fend off malicious antagonists or enact their revenge, the constant injustices they face mirroring audiences’ own. Japan is no exception to this, and the JFTFP25 promises to showcase how Japanese filmmakers use the language of cinema to explore the concepts of criminal, social, and moral justice, along with the ways people respond to external judgement. Featuring everything from thought-provoking hidden gems to laugh-a-minute entertainment, UK audiences are invited to join us in questioning the very concepts of justice, justification, and judgement against today’s backdrop of ever-changing values and perspectives.
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