Blossoms of Courage

As the era of the Warring States concludes in premodern Japan, and the samurai return to their estates with bloody hands and bruised minds, one man wonders about the role for the warrior in a warless age.



Reflecting on the arc of his life, his baptism of fire, and his present position, Toshiba Yoshiaki searches for greater meaning and uncovers the zeitgeist of his age in a shared understanding of the great drama and heart to be found in tranquility.