When young, revenge-driven Soza (Junichi Okada) has trouble finding his father's murderer in the big city, he discovers a hidden aptitude for the peaceful art of schoolteaching. So when he finally stumbles on the killer, will he choose the sword over the pen? Or can he find a path to forgiveness instead? Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, this entertaining twist on the sumarai genre also features Rie Miyazawa.