Kamui

You flee your clan, a ninja sick of killing in feudal Japan. You land in a quiet coastal village, hoping for peace, but assassins follow. The old life is inescapable. Sai directs with a steady hand, letting the action speak, and the viewer wonders if Kamui can ever truly outrun his past.

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Yōichi Sai directed Kamui in 2009. See Yōichi Sai's full filmography, where to start with Yōichi Sai, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yōichi Sai.

Kamui was released in 2009 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 115 minutes.