Two women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
Movie | Biography, Drama | UK, USA | English, Japanese
Director
Lasse Hallstraam
Writer
Stephen P. Lindsey, Kaneto Shinda
Cast
Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Plot
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