If you loved Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, try Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Tomu Uchida, and they both carry the foreign gem, slow burn mood tags, and they sit in Action / Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to Miyamoto Musashi V: Musashi vs Kojiro, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights is

You emerge from Himeji Castle, now Miyamoto Musashi. Three years of study ends and your warrior quest begins. But enlightenment brings many new kinds of trouble. Uchida directs with a spare but gorgeous eye. The film lingers with you.

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