
Ame Agaru (After The Rain) (1999) - Takashi Koizumi
Ishei Misawa, a ronin, and is wife Tayo are waiting at an inn for the rain to stop in order to continue their journey accross the river. While stuck there, Ishei wanders in the forest and, in doing so, finds himself stopping a fight between enraged youth. The local loard witnesses the incident and invites Ishei to his castle where he offers him the job of master at arms. But the nobility disagree and insists that Ishei must make a demonstration of his abilities if he is to be hired...