If you loved The Emperor in August, try Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
Eine Brücke zwischen einem Film, den du schon gesehen hast, und einem, den kaum jemand kennt. Das teilen sie, und was der zweite macht, was der erste nicht macht.
Was sie teilen
Both films are directed by Masato Harada, and they sit in Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Emperor in August, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai is
You live by the samurai code in a time of massive social change. But the old ways are dying. The emperor’s new guard closes in. Harada’s lens summons a bygone era. The film lingers on the tragic cost of loyalty.

