If you loved Bannières des vents et volcans, try La voie de la lumière
Un pont entre un film que tu as déjà vu et un que peu de gens ont croisé. Voici ce qu'ils partagent, et ce que le second fait que le premier ne fait pas.
Ce qu'ils partagent
Both films are directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, and they both carry the bittersweet mood tag, and they sit in Action / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Bannières des vents et volcans, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What La voie de la lumière is
Takezo trades sword for plow, sort of. He agrees to duel the skilled Sasaki Kojiro in a year. Takezo faces his final test, still pursued by love and duty.

