Love and honor

Bushi no ichibun (in Japanese)

Japan 2006

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Seen 17 June 2007

This story is set during the samurai era in Japan. The hero, Mimura, a samurai in the employ of the local lord is also a food taster for his boss. Unfortunately, he became blind after eating a poisoned shell fish. We see how his wife, Kayo, tries to cope with the situation to the extent of sacrificing herself in the name of love. At the end, when Mimura knows the truth, his code of honor emboldens him to take his revenge.

I'm not sure whether the principles of love and honor is still applicable in the present times. We have become too preoccupied with the self that the ideals of days gone by seem so quaint and irrelevant.

Only time will tell whether love and honor prevail as worthwhile concepts in the future.