As a kind of deus ex machina, the samurai warrior arrives in a village in chaos because of the fight against two Yakuza clans. His aim is to resolve this war and bring again peace in the community: beyond his concrete strength in fight, his technique is based on a apparent relativistic morality, through which he pass from a boss to the other. In reality his false behaviour is an instrument to bring the bosses to fight themselves definitely, and his relativistic morality is revealed instead as full respect of samurai's values (the scene, for example, in which he gives his money to the family that has to run away). So, in a typical Japanese atmosphere, "La sfida del samurai" Is a movie about peace and war obtained through a free use of morality for a common aim: the freedom of the village is a more precious treasure thantge "protection" of any boss.
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