Protagonist starts out a good guy, working as a bounty hunter for the government. He listens to his wife to be a moral man then breaks his promise, commits a crime and gets sent to exile for ten years. Returning, he wants to give up the sword, but circumstances force him to act in the long set piece climax of three against ten. He meets his former nemesis, who has just slaughtered his pupil, and does his best. The last man standing is no man, just the sad wife. The hero uses the very long sword, ( remember part 2 of the legend of Musashi where Toshiro Mifune handicaps the long sword by placing the Sun in his eyes) . His nemesis also uses the long sword, but has a special trick our hero doesn't, tragedy is fated. The original Hara-Kiri, better than the Mike remake, has much better close up swordplay for a long set piece climax.
Review of Rusty Blade
