Low-caste former samurai Hanayama Daikichi and his gambler friend Hanji of Yaizu, come to a once peaceful post town of Kofu. A town now filled with gamblers, prostitutes, and unscrupulous opportunists, all drawn by the smell of blood and the scent of newly-mined gold. Daikichi brings a little girl whose father has been butchered by yakuza assassins, hoping to find her family. Intrigue and violence follow the group as they must ward off a deadly female spy and a mysterious ronin with a violent past. Tension mounts as all these forces come together to unravel a secret which will unleash a wave of violence that could destroy them all.

The Lowly Ronin: Hanayama Daikichi

Won Jury's Special Award at the Turin International Film Festival of Young Cinema 1993

Just One Time

That day, the time stopped, but pushed a couple to make a move. The husband looked for his wife, and the wife looked for herself. They get separated and got reunited. Again, at the same place.