though "The Duel" - or dueling in general - is meant to provide a more civilized alternative to drive-bys and the sort of indiscriminate killing that makes headlines. A nice touch in the movie's ...

Heihachiro and Magoichi head towards the duel's location, but the village headman, Seibei, blinded by the allure of gold dust in the mountains, abducts Shino ...

“This is a replica of the famous duel with rapiers between Emile Zola, the novelist, and Henri Rochefort, the statesman. The duel takes place on the identical ground where the original fighting ...