Widow: Bliss in a Mourning Dress (1993)

• 75%
• 1993
• Takahisa Zeze
• Kazuhiro Sano
• Yuri Ishihara
• Hotaru Hazuki

The film depicts Nagatoshi, a monk, who is mistaken for the reincarnation of a hero in a small mountain village who looks exactly like him, and who rebels against the government together with the farmers. Unlike its predecessor, which was a period drama in style, this film is more contemporary, incorporating issues such as corruption at a general contractor. The dynamism of the farmers' revolt, with its mass mobilization of extras, is also a highlight of the film.