Not all vengeance is exacted by the living.In ancient Japan, Yamabuki, a young woman samurai, travels deep into the Oku wilderness. Along a lonely road, at a forgotten inn, she seeks shelter, warm food, and cold saké. But as darkness falls, she ends ...
A samurai destined for greatness embarks on her first mission.In ancient Japan -- a land of stunning beauty and unspeakable brutality, in a time when gods walked among mortals -- Yamabuki, a warlord's only daughter, trained in sword and bow, bear...
A samurai destined for greatness embarks on her first mission.In ancient Japan -- a land of stunning beauty and unspeakable brutality, in a time when gods walked among mortals -- Yamabuki, a warlord's only daughter, trained in sword and bow, bears im...
Not all vengeance is exacted by the living.
In 12th-century Japan, Yamabuki, a woman samurai 17 years old, travels deep into the Oku wilderness.
Along a lonely road, at a forgotten inn, she seeks shelter, warm food, and cold saké.
Cold rain washes runnels of blood past her feet.Having survived her first sword battle and killed a would-be assassin and a sword master, Yamabuki finds herself moving through a different world. Or is it she herself who has changed? Her mother's word...
More dead men.
The young woman samurai Yamabuki faces her greatest test yet. She finds a bit of romance -- the mysterious samurai Yoshinaka seems quite smitten with her -- but his sister Tomoe is not so welcoming. Yamabuki suspects they're u...