This is one of the last films of Hiroshi Teshigahara (he only made one more after this one, "Basara: The Princess Go"), and it was made after a "pause" of 17 years (in the meantime he was directing an Ikebana school). It's not as experimental as his previous films but has a slower, more meditative pace. It's about the relationship that forms between a Buddhis priest and a shogun, and between the different lives of each: flower arrangements and tea ceremonies for the priest; war and political schemes for the shogun.
In itself, the film is quite beautiful, and I was somewhat surprised by the differences between this and his previous films. Recommended!! |
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