The Winter Butterfly
Jan 01, 2010 | IMDB 0
120 min Watch NowDrama, Romance
The Winter Butterfly is a story about passion and love, depicting Matsunaga a samurai, as a corrupt oppressor rather than a hero. With the emergence of a new system during the Meiji period, many things changed in Japan for the sake of progress. The story told in four parts is related to the seasons of the year, which can be scorching, amenable, cold or unpredictable. All evoked by Stephen Warbeck's beautiful and sensitive score.
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Zatoichi
The Great Silence
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Saints and Soldiers
The Snow Walker
Ugetsu
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
Man and Beast
Harakiri
The Snow Queen
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx
A Joke
Lowly Ronin 5: The Teenage Orphan Girl
The Sword of Doom
Hana
Love and Honor
Incident at Blood Pass
Jirocho Rises in Fame
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