A wonderful script. In Japanese lore a Ronin is a masterless Samurai. He is disgraced by the loss of his lord, it can only be his failing that led to this situation. So he must wander, hire out their talents to the highest bidder. To even begin to understand the Japanese mind, a good and interesting start might be Ruth Benedict's The Camelia and the Sword.
Honor is everything.
It is what makes civilized life possible on the overpopulated chain of islands known as Japan. Good films deserve to be seen. It stars Robert DeNero as the lead of a selected group of trained men who are immediately assembled at the beginning of this movie and sent out on a mission to find a silver briefcase. Without Robert DeNiro as the main character, Nick, the filmmakers are left basically with just a lot of shooting and one good car chase, and even he can't save the story. Muze Inc. For personal non-commercial use only.