
Kengo Yatabe's mother dies and his father is in a coma. He, like his father, was good at kendo. Those days are long gone and he now lofts around as a security guard and generally wastes time. Meeting the young Tooru Kengo is inspired and decides to shape up.... (Full plot summary below)
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Kengo Yatabe's mother dies and his father is in a coma. He, like his father, was good at kendo. Those days are long gone and he now lofts around as a security guard and generally wastes time. Meeting the young Tooru Kengo is inspired and decides to shape up.
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| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn Johanson[A] bit overwrought at times and doesn't quite have enough meat to justify its 125-minute runtime, [but] director Kazuyoshi Kumakiri ... does find some small, delightful surprises... |
| Japan TimesMark SchillingMukoku has the feel of a last hurrah for the supokon genre, but the jidaigeki will never die as long as there is a Japan. |